Pentecostalism and Development Discourse in Sub-Saharan Africa
Until recently, religion has been quite a neglected subject of enquiry to development workers and policy makers. This neglect is as a result of the suspicious, corrosive and irrational view many attach to religion as a vital instrument for development. This article, discusses how Pentecostal theolog...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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| In: |
Mission studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 36, Issue: 3, Pages: 391-415 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Africa
/ Ghana
/ Pentecostal churches
/ Development aid
/ Redemption
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KDG Free church NBK Soteriology NCE Business ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Salvation
B Transformation B Pentecostalism B Africa B Development |
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| Summary: | Until recently, religion has been quite a neglected subject of enquiry to development workers and policy makers. This neglect is as a result of the suspicious, corrosive and irrational view many attach to religion as a vital instrument for development. This article, discusses how Pentecostal theology of salvation evinces a development ethos that needs to be taken seriously by policy makers and development workers. Focusing on some of the religious practices and initiatives undertaken by Pentecostal/Charismatic churches as an aspect of their theology of salvation, this article demonstrates how the Pentecostal movement in sub-Saharan Africa, especially Ghana, has made what others see as developmental goals part of an indigenous faith. The paper argues that in order to achieve a desired transformative development, development workers and policy makers need to recognize and place maximum attention to the religious resources that serve as a driving force for most development initiatives in Africa. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-3831 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Mission studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15733831-12341676 |