Pentecostalism and Politics in Africa

ISBN-13: 9783030091026 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 433 str.

Adeshina Afolayan; Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso; Toyin Falola

Recenzje

"This remarkable collection of nineteen essays aims at widening perspectives on the socio-political profiles of the Pentecostal movement in sub-Saharan Africa. ... The editors have put together a strong palimpsest of case-studies on Pentecostal notions and practices of politics placing the theme centre-stage in further Pentecostal studies and making it a useful reference source." (Andreas Heuser, PentecoStudies, Vol. 19 (2), 2020)

Spis treści

I. Introduction

1. Introduction: The Pentecostal and the Political in Africa

2. Explaining the Growth and Legitimation of the Pentecostal Movement in Africa

II. Pentecostalism and Society in Africa

3. Pentecostalism, Islam, and Religious Fundamentalism in Africa

4. "Buy Back the Future": Charismatic Pentecostalism and Africa’s Liberation in a Neoliberal World

5. When Pentecostalism Meets African Indigenous Religions: Conflict, Compromise or Incorporation?

6. Pentecostal Panopticism and the Phantasm of “Ultimate Power”

7. The Pentecostal Movement and the Ecumenical Movement in the African Context

8. Pentecostalism, the Prosperity Gospel and Poverty in Africa

9. Soft Tongue, Powerful Voice, Huge Influence: The Dynamic of Gender, Soft Power and Political Influence in Faith Evangelistic Ministries in Kenya

10. The Role of Women, Theology and Ecumenical Organisations in the Rise of Pentecostal Churches in Botswana

11. Neither Jew nor Greek?: Class, Ethnicity and Race in the Pentecostal Movement in Africa

III. Pentecostalism and/as Politics in Africa

12. Pentecostalism, Political Philosophy and the Political in Africa

13. Political Ramifications of Some Shifts in Nigeria's Pentecostal Movement

14. Pentecostalism as an Alternate Social Order in Africa

15. Pentecostals, Conflict and Peace in Africa

16. Leadership and Power in the Pentecostal Movement: Selected Case Studies

17. African Pentecostalism and Modernity: Critical Reflections on Tensions and Social Concerns

18. Pentecostalism, Power and Politics in Nigeria

IV. Conclusion

17. African Pentecostal Political Philosophy: New Directions in the Study of Pentecostalism and Politics

O autorze

Adeshina Afolayan teaches philosophy at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso is Associate Professor of Political Science at Babcock University, Nigeria.

Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair Professor in the Humanities and Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.

Blurb

As the epicenter of Christianity has shifted towards Africa in recent decades, Pentecostalism has emerged as a particularly vibrant presence on the continent. This collection of essays offers a groundbreaking study of the complex links between politics and African Pentecostalism. Situated at the intersection between the political, the postcolonial, and global neoliberal capitalism, contributors examine the roots of the Pentecostal movement’s extraordinary growth; how Pentecostalism intervenes in key social and political issues, such as citizenship, party politics, development challenges, and identity; and conversely, how politics in Africa modulate the Pentecostal movement. Pentecostalism and Politics in Africa offers a wide-ranging picture of a central dimension of postcolonial African life, opening up new directions for future research.