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Ghana's New Christianity, New Edition: Pentecostalism in a Globalising African Economy
by: Paul Gifford
publisher: Indiana University Press, published: 2004-06-24
ASIN: 0253344743
sales rank: 2036283
price: $27.95 (new), $14.50 (used)

"Gifford knows his subject totally, has vast and wide-ranging sympathy for his subjects (though without being uncritical), and explores these themes with admirable intelligence. This book is simply the best thing out there." -- Philip Jenkins

"Gifford's is an uncompromising, hard-nosed study... [N]o one can again look at the subject without at least a respectful nod in his direction." -- Lamin Sanneh

In Ghana's New Christianity, Paul Gifford considers the explosion of Christianity in sub-Saharan Africa by focusing on one place: Greater Accra, Ghana. Gifford examines every dimension of these new churches and mega-churches, including their discourse, theological vision, worship, rituals, music, media involvement, use of the Bible, finances, and clientele. Ghana's New Christianity sets religious devotion into Ghana's political and economic situation and focuses on how fervent belief in success and wealth in the here and now can provide motivation to change in circumstances where it is so easy to despair. No other book brings forth the complex nature of Africa's new Christianity with such clarity or offers such a searching analysis of its power to tackle Africa's predicament.

Global Pentecostalism: The New Face of Christian Social Engagement
by: Donald E. Miller
publisher: University of California Press, published: 2007-09-03
ASIN: 0520251946
sales rank: 256286
price: $15.34 (new), $10.50 (used)
How and why is Christianity's center of gravity shifting to the developing world? To understand this rapidly growing phenomenon, Donald E. Miller and Tetsunao Yamamori spent four years traveling the globe conducting extensive on-the-ground research in twenty different countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. The result is this vividly detailed book and accompanying DVD, which together contain the most comprehensive information available on Pentecostalism, the fastest-growing religion in the world. Rich with scenes from everyday life, the book and DVD dispel many stereotypes about this religion as they build a wide-ranging, nuanced portrait of a major new social movement. The DVD features footage of Pentecostal religious worship, testimony, and social activism, and includes interviews with Pentecostal pastors and leaders from around the world.
Signs and Wonders: Why Pentecostalism Is the World's Fastest Growing Faith
by: Paul Alexander
publisher: Jossey-Bass, published: 2009-03-30
ASIN: 0470183969
sales rank: 778837
price: $13.95 (new), $12.96 (used)
Combining personal stories and sound scholarship, Paul Alexander, a young scholar with a Pentecostal background, examines the phenomenal worldwide success of Pentecostalism. While most other works on the subject are either for academics or believers, this book speaks to a broader audience. Interweaving stories of his own and his family's experiences with an account of Pentecostalism's history and tenets, Alexander provides a unique and accessible perspective on the movement.
An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity (Introduction to Religion)
by: Allan Anderson
publisher: Cambridge University Press, published: 2004-07-19
ASIN: 0521532809
sales rank: 526735
price: $19.99 (new), $16.50 (used)
Pentecostalism is the fastest expanding religious movement in the world today. Allan Anderson makes more visible its "non-Western" nature, without overlooking the importance of the movement emanating from North America. Concentrating on its history and theology, Anderson reflects on the movement's development and significance throughout the world. He explores those theological issues that helped form a distinctive spirituality and relates them to different peoples and cultures.
African Pentecostalism: An Introduction
by: Ogbu Kalu
publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, published: 2008-03-31
ASIN: 0195339991
sales rank: 610192
price: $17.17 (new), $17.97 (used)
Across Africa, Christianity is thriving in all shapes and sizes. But one particular strain of Christianity prospers more than most -- Pentecostalism. Pentecostals believe that everyone can personally receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit such as prophecy or the ability to speak in tongues. In Africa, this kind of faith, in which the supernatural is a daily presence, is sweeping the continent. Today, about 107 million Africans are Pentecostals -- and the numbers continue to rise. In this book, Ogbu Kalu provides the first ever overview of Pentecostalism in Africa. He shows the amazing diversity of the faith, which flourishes in many different forms in diverse local contexts. While most people believe that Pentecostalism was brought to Africa and imposed on its people by missionaries, Kalu argues emphatically that this is not the case. Throughout the book, he demonstrates that African Pentecostalism is distinctly African in character, not imported from the West. With an even-handed approach, Kalu presents the religion's many functions in African life. Rather than shying away from controversial issues like the role of money and prosperity in the movement, Kalu describes malpractice when he sees it. The only book to offer a comprehensive look at African Pentecostalism, this study touches upon the movement's identity, the role of missionaries, media and popular culture, women, ethics, Islam, and immigration. The resulting work will prove invaluable to anyone interested in Christianity outside the West.
The Spirit Poured Out on All Flesh: Pentecostalism and the Possibility of Global Theology
by: Amos Yong
publisher: Baker Academic, published: 2005-07-01
ASIN: 0801027705
sales rank: 326549
price: $6.44 (new), $6.54 (used)
The Pentecostal movement has had an incredible impact on the shape of worldwide Christianity in the past century. Estimates are that Pentecostals and charismatics make up approximately one-fourth of Christians worldwide, and the numbers are only expected to grow. With these developments comes the need for thoughtful Christians of all persuasions to better understand Pentecostal theology. In fact, Amos Yong believes that Pentecostal theology can be a great gift to the church at large. Yong presents a thoroughly Pentecostal theology of salvation, the church, the nature of God, and creation. He also provides a fascinating survey of the state of worldwide Pentecostalism, examining how Pentecostal theology is influencing Christian churches in other countries.
The Future of Pentecostalism in the United States
by: Eric Patterson
publisher: Lexington Books, published: 2008-01-28
ASIN: 0739121030
sales rank: 945069
price: $27.86 (new), $27.24 (used)
Considers whether Pentecostalism will remain a vibrant religious force in the land of its birth (the U.S.), and if so, what forms will it take? The contributors represent a variety of disciplinary and methodological approaches in answering these questions, often concluding that U.S. Pentecostalism(s) are in decline but able to reform.
Christianity without the Cross: A History of Salvation in Oneness Pentecostalism
by: Thomas A. Fudge
publisher: Universal Publishers, published: 2003-04-01
ASIN: 1581125844
sales rank: 235137
price: $26.95 (new), $30.71 (used)
A study of the doctrine of salvation in the United Pentecostal Church and its immediate historical antecedents with a focus on the Pentecostal Church, Incorporated and prominent ministers such as Goss, Greer, Yadon, Gurley, Jacques, Stairs, Wickens and Paterson.
The Black Roots and White Racism of Early Pentecostalism in the USA
by: Iain MacRobert
publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, published: 1988-10
ASIN: 0312016905
sales rank: 1047877
price: $40.00 (used)
Perspectives on the new Pentecostalism
by: Russell P. Spittler
publisher: Baker Book House, published: 1976
ASIN: 0801080762
sales rank: 1229200
price: $4.06 (used)
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