Editors:
Examines the complex relationship between Pentecostalism and African states
Covers a range of significant issues in contemporary African life, including racism, citizenship, fundamentalism, entrepreneurship, gender, and democratization
Offers useful theoretical frameworks for making sense of African Pentecostalism
Suggests new directions for research on Pentecostalism, as well as religion and comparative African politics more broadly
Part of the book series: African Histories and Modernities (AHAM)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Pentecostalism and Society in Africa
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Front Matter
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Pentecostalism and/as Politics in Africa
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About this book
Keywords
- Pentecostalism in Africa
- Pentecostalism in Nigeria
- Pentecostal movement in Africa
- political spirituality
- Pentecostal theology
- Christianity in Africa
- postcolonial development in Africa
- Religious fundamentalism
- Faith Evangelistic Ministries
- Pentecostal Panopticism
- Pentecostal Political Philosophy
- global Pentecostalism
- African traditional religions
- William Seymour
- ecumenism
- inter-faith dialogue
- neoliberalism
- African Traditional Religions
- prosperity gospel
Reviews
“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)
“This collection of essays from a range of world-class contributors ranks among the most well-written books on this topic. Setting a new agenda for research on African Pentecostalism, it should be cited by scholars for years and decades to come.” (Amadu Jacky Kaba, Professor of Sociology, Seton Hall University, USA)“This book is among the most brilliant works on the subject that I have read in recent years. In this modern world of religious plurality, the challenge and clarion call of African Pentecostalism is to take our religions seriously as an opportunity for the transformation of civil society. These essays offer essential new perspectives for how African Pentecostalism may do just that.” (Caleb O. Oladipo, Snellings Chair of Christian Evangelism and Missions and Director of the George W. and Joan O. Braswell World Religions and Global Cultures Center, Campbell University Divinity School, USA)
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Adeshina Afolayan
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Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Nigeria
Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso
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University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
Toyin Falola
About the editors
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pentecostalism and Politics in Africa
Editors: Adeshina Afolayan, Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso, Toyin Falola
Series Title: African Histories and Modernities
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74911-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-74910-5Published: 14 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09102-6Published: 03 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-74911-2Published: 29 June 2018
Series ISSN: 2634-5773
Series E-ISSN: 2634-5781
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 433
Number of Illustrations: 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: African History, African Politics, Politics and Religion, Political History, African Culture