Africans' prevailing interest in the prosperity gospel is not only connected to the influence of
American prosperity teachers reaching a worldwide audience through their imaginative use …

This timely volume addresses the rising interest in the role of religion in global issues
worldwide. The ambitious Agenda 2030 and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) …

The Pentecostalisation of African Christianity has been called the “African Reformation” of
the past thirty years. African Pentecostalism is a diverse movement characterised by its …

Prophetic Pentecostal Charismatic Christianity (PPCC) has been shown to include abusive
practices and theologies that undermine the equality of all believers. Through an analysis of …

Contemporary South Africa reflects complex, diverse, and evolving religious realities.
Changes continue to manifest at the confluence of encounters between various religions …

Pentecostal studies seems to be caught in a deadlock with regard to its subject matter of
research. Most definitions of Pentecostalism appear 1. Giovanni Maltese is professor of …

Poor households make little investments in human capital, despite the potential benefits and
are hence trapped in poverty. To overcome this poverty trap, households can invest more in …

This article examines the public messages of the leaders of six Pentecostal Charismatic
Evangelical Churches (pce) in South Africa during the six months leading up to the 2019 …

This chapter analyses how Prophetic Pentecostal-Charismatic Christian (PPCC) leaders
and followers were understood and discussed on a secular, independent, South African …

The term “neoliberalism” has variable and broad meanings. It has even been suggested that
we should dispense with the term altogether. However, in this text, I defend that we can find …