‘Notoriously Religious' or Secularising? Revival and Secularisation in Sub-Saharan Africa

In scholarly literature there is an ongoing debate about the definition and scope of secularisation. This article discusses the question of secularisation in Africa as a post-Christian phenomenon. Particularly, the role of recent Pentecostal revivalism in Sub-Saharan Africa is examined. After some c...

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Auteur principal: Paas, Stefan 1969- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: [2019]
Dans: Exchange
Année: 2019, Volume: 48, Numéro: 1, Pages: 26-50
Classifications IxTheo:AD Sociologie des religions
CH Christianisme et société
KBN Afrique subsaharienne
KDG Église libre
Sujets non-standardisés:B Modernization
B Pentecostalism
B Secularization
B Africa
B Mission
B Revivalism
B Evangelicalism
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Résumé:In scholarly literature there is an ongoing debate about the definition and scope of secularisation. This article discusses the question of secularisation in Africa as a post-Christian phenomenon. Particularly, the role of recent Pentecostal revivalism in Sub-Saharan Africa is examined. After some clarification of terms and concepts, the historical relationship between (evangelical) revivalism and secularisation is presented. This template is then used to discuss recent potentially secularising trends in Sub-Saharan Africa. The article concludes with some comparisons and suggestions for further research.
ISSN:1572-543X
Contient:Enthalten in: Exchange
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/1572543X-12341508