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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue S1, Page 67-84, March 2026.Nyau masked dancers embodying a variety of people, animals, and objects appear at many public events in Chewa areas of Malawi. Understood to be the physical manifestation of ancestral spirits, these entities are classified as ‘not human’ and transgress ordinary morality, mocking and threatening audiences.
Sam Farrell
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Charismata and compassion : Dhinakaran, Charismatic healing and Pastoral Pentecostalism in South India : a practical theological assessment [PDF]
, 2006 This dissertation is a theological assessment of the Jesus Calls divine healing movement as it developed in South India. It analyses the thought of the founder D. G. S.
Gnanakan, Christopher Guru
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An Exploration of Stages of Engagement and Pentecostal Social Theology [PDF]
Pharos Journal of TheologyThe Pentecostal mission has always been labeled a mission for the number of people who believe in God. The Church Center is the main target, and social-cultural involvement is left alone.
Andreas Budi Setyobekti +5 more
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Pentecostalism and development in Kibera informal settlement, Nairobi
, 2012 This article outlines one of the activities organised by an international Evangelical faith-based development organisation (FBDO) working in the Kibera informal settlement, an area that attracts large numbers of development practitioners, including FBDOs
Deacon, Gregory, Deacon, G
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Religions, 2018 Scholars of Pentecostalism have usually studied people who embrace it, but rarely those who do not. I suggest that the study of global Pentecostalism should not limit itself to Pentecostal churches and movements and people who consider themselves ...
Marleen de Witte
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Troubling the Waters: Black African Christian Presence and the Reshaping of Christianity in Canada
Religion Compass, Volume 20, Issue 1, January/February 2026.ABSTRACT This article explores the histories of Christians of African descent in Canada, challenging Eurocentric narratives that have rendered their religious contributions invisible. Using polycentric framework, it examines how historic Black Christian communities—from Black Loyalists and Refugees in Nova Scotia to congregations across Ontario and ...
James Kwateng‐Yeboah
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Roma Migration Intentions: An Aspirations–Capabilities Approach
Sociology Compass, Volume 19, Issue 12, December 2025.ABSTRACT The Roma represent the largest ethnic minority in Europe, with Romania hosting the largest share. A significant proportion of this population seeks to improve their living conditions through migration. Drawing on the aspirations–capabilities framework, this study examines the micro‐, meso‐, and macro‐level factors influencing Romanian Roma's ...
Ionela Vlase
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Reading the Creed in the Light of Pentecost: An Eastern European Pneumatic Reflection
International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 507-524, October 2025.Abstract Reading the Creed through pneumatic lenses is essential for understanding both humanity's eschatological destiny in the likeness of the Trinity and the consistently triune economy of salvation. In light of this assertion, the essay highlights aspects of the Creed's explicit and implicit pneumatology, offering a reflection from an Eastern ...
Daniela C. Augustine
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Agency Experience and the Limitations of Non‐Contrastive Transcendence
Modern Theology, Volume 41, Issue 4, Page 602-612, October 2025.Abstract This essay argues that although the principle of non‐contrastive transcendence (NCT) is persuasive on its own terms, there are theologically important dimensions of the relationship between divine and human agency that are not captured by an interpretive framework governed by NCT alone. Agency is not just a philosophical category; it is also a
Simeon Zahl
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Ministering effectively in the context of Pentecostalism in Africa: A reformed missional reflection
In die Skriflig, 2013 Pentecostalism is a global phenomenon with a large following in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa and other parts of the world. The rise, growth and influence of Pentecostalism in Africa are enormous and have, without fear of contradiction ...
T. Derrick Mashau
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