Taking Dominion in a Christian Nation: North American Political Theology in an African Context
Abstract This article traces some of the North American theological influences on contemporary Christian nationalism in Zambia. Beginning with an overview of key tenets of Christian Reconstruction and the New Apostolic Reformation, I show how these movements have influenced the writing of some key p...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Pneuma
Year: 2021, Volume: 43, Issue: 2, Pages: 214-232 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics FD Contextual theology KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KBQ North America KDG Free church |
| Further subjects: | B
Christian Nationalism
B Transnationalism B Christian Reconstruction B Zambia B New Apostolic Reformation B Political Theology |
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| Summary: | Abstract This article traces some of the North American theological influences on contemporary Christian nationalism in Zambia. Beginning with an overview of key tenets of Christian Reconstruction and the New Apostolic Reformation, I show how these movements have influenced the writing of some key players in Zambia’s Christian nationalist project. I also demonstrate how these authors have modified the Western ideas that have shaped their thought. This analysis responds to calls in the anthropology of Christianity for better documentation of the various forms Christian nationalism takes around the world, perhaps especially outside the West. It also challenges easy arguments about the influence of Western Christian activists on Christian politics in Africa by foregrounding the agency of local writers and theologians, even as they engage with theological ideas that originated in the West. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0747 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pneuma
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700747-bja10036 |