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Eschato-praxis and accountability: A study of Neo-African Pentecostal movement in the light of prosperity gospel

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia, 2019
The quest for accountability in Christian theology is both immediate and ultimate. This, thus, suggests that individuals and groups within spiritual and secular spaces subscribe to some form of immediate and ultimate probity and accountability assessment.
Babatunde A. Adedibu, Benson O. Igboin
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Church-Franchise: Missional Innovation for Church Planting and Leadership Mentorship in Neo-Pentecostal and Neo-Prophetic Churches in Africa

open access: yesReligions, 2022
The great commission, as traditionally understood in Christendom, has been the core basis for church growth. Passion for the lost, evangelism outreach, conversions, and baptism followed by congregating, have culminated in church establishments ...
Peter White, Simbarashe Pondani
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Eschato-praxis and accountability : a study of neo-African Pentecostalism movement in the light of prosperity gospel [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The quest for accountability in Christian theology is both immediate and ultimate. This, thus, suggests that individuals and groups within spiritual and secular spaces subscribe to some form of immediate and ultimate probity and accountability ...
Igboin, Benson O.   +1 more
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Missionizing Church Governance: Transfiguring Pentecostalism in Zimbabwe

open access: yesReligions, 2023
Pentecostalism has experienced massive growth and evolution, both within Africa and beyond, as is evident through the emergence of dynamic neo-Pentecostal movements, including independent, prophetic, and charismatic churches.
Kimion Tagwirei
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Integrating professional counselling during marriage counselling within neo-Pentecostalism

open access: yesIn die Skriflig, 2023
It is argued here that most couples in neo-Pentecostalism tend to consult their pastors when encountering various challenges in their marriages as opposed to professional counselling.
Mookgo S. Kgatle, Andrew Spaumer
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Towards a decolonial hermeneutic of experience in African Pentecostal Christianity: A South African perspective

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019
The idea for this article was developed in ecumenical discussion regarding the worrisome developments in some neo-Pentecostal ministries where stories of snake-eating, petrol-drinking, false prophecies and so on were being alleged.
Mookgo S. Kgatle, Thabang R. Mofokeng
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Pentecostalism and heteronormative God-talk in modern South Africa: A decolonial approach

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia, 2023
This article reflects on the use of heteronormative God-talk within African Pentecostalism in modern South Africa. God-talk has often been used as a tool to push specific socio-political ideologies within the global community and in discourses about ...
Themba Shingange
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Going to ‘Pentecost’: how to study Pentecostalism – in Melanesia, for example

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 24, Issue 1, Page 164-180, March 2018., 2018
Abstract In this article, I question regional context as primary context in anthropological analyses. I argue that the idea of historical continuity in a geographical locality/region might prevent us from understanding not only radical change, but also more gradually emerging social patterns that connect the ethnography to very different kinds of ...
Annelin Eriksen
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Creating the Complexo de Israel: Religion, Urban Orders, and Aesthetics in Rio de Janeiro

open access: yesCity &Society, Volume 37, Issue 2, August 2025.
ABSTRACT This article centers on the relation between religion, criminal(ized) economies, and the production of urban space in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Our empirical focus lies on the Israel Complex, a cluster of favelas located in the city's northern periphery.
Jolien van Veen, Martijn Oosterbaan
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The Mercurial Characteristics in Kenya’s Afro-Pentecostalism: Exploring some critical Pointers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
In 21st century Africa, the Pentecostalism movement has demonstrated its unique characteristics in contrast to Euro-American Pentecostalism or any other form of Pentecostalism that has been witnessed on the global scene. In this article, I refer to it as
Gathogo, Julius M.
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