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Pentecostals and the pulpit: A case study of the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018
In general, early Pentecostals did not use any pulpits in their halls in order to underline their emphasis that each believer is a prophet and priest equipped by the Holy Spirit with gifts for the edification of other members of the assembly.
Marius Nel
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The shifting landscape of African-Pentecostalism in Kenya

open access: yesTheologia Viatorum, 2022
I define African Pentecostalism as the Pentecostal thread that embraces some elements of African culture, without necessarily admitting it. It embraces some elements of the African heritage consciously or unconsciously.
Julius M. Gathogo
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Book Review: Tamil Folk Music as Dalit Liberation Theology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Book review of Tamil Folk Music as Dalit Liberation Theology. By Zoe Sherinian.
Dobe, Timothy
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Community and Social Interaction in Digital Religious Discourse in Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Since the advent of the Internet, religion has maintained a very strong online presence. This study examines how African Christianity is negotiated and practised on the Internet. The main objectives are to investigate to what extent online worshippers in
Chiluwa, Innocent
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Religion as Play: Pentecostalism as a Theological Type

open access: yesReligions, 2018
This article suggests that Pentecostalism constitutes a genuine type of religion we can label as play. In order to identify the particular elements of this type, the article makes use of Erving Goffman’s frame analysis to organize Pentecostal theological
Wolfgang Vondey
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Syncretism Narrative and the Use of Material Objects within Some Neo-Pentecostal Circles in Contemporary South Africa

open access: yesReligions, 2023
African Pentecostal Christianity presents interconnectedness with African cultures, spiritualities, and religiosity in many ways. Among many other practices that demonstrate this interconnectedness is the use of material objects common within some ...
Themba Shingange
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Ndadhinhiwa (I am fed up): A Missiological Framing of the Gendered Notions of African Pentecostalism in Zimbabwe

open access: yesMissionalia: Southern African Journal of Missiology, 2021
Pentecostalism remains one of the fastest growing forms of Christianity on the African continent. Early scholarship on African Pentecostalism had shown it to be gender inclusive.
Manyonganise, Molly
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Religious crossings and conversions on the Muslim–Christian frontier in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The renewed relevance of religion in post-Soviet public spheres has been accompanied by conspicuous and controversial conversion processes. This article compares cases of conversion on the Muslim-Christian frontier in Kyrgyzstan and in Georgia. It argues
Pelkmans, Mathijs
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Spiritual Christians in Republican China: Reconceptualization beyond Pentecostalism and Indigenization

open access: yesReligions, 2023
Pentecostalism contributes significantly to Christian revivals as well as to the rise of indigenous churches in the non-Western world. This is due to its proximity to local religious traditions, such as the practices of dream interpretation, healing, and
Yi Liu, Meng Liu
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