Pentecostalism is one of the fastest-growing strands of Christianity in Africa.
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World famous pastor offered ordinary Nigerians a spiritual explanation for their predicaments: economic hardship made them vulnerable to his power.
The Undertow tells how the cultural divisions in American society could allow events like the Capitol storming to happen – and how, despite this, Trump is the Republican frontrunner for president.
A scholar of American religion explains how a new phenomenon of Jesus images on TikTok is tapping into the prosperity gospel, a Christian belief that God will reward faith with this-worldly comforts.
Ongoing support for TB Joshua and his ministry can be explained by understanding the theological tradition in which he operated.
African evangelism is born from – and often funded by – American evangelism, and with it comes a damaging cocktail of rightwing ideologies, especially during the Donald Trump years.
She was a radical and revolutionary figure who is just as important to the story of Christmas as her son.
South Africans are facing abuse at the hands of charlatan religious leaders.
Although American preacher John G Lake left South Africa in 1913, many shiny-suited pastors are keeping his religious tactics alive today.
Prosperity gospel in South Africa is in the news for all the wrong reasons. But for its followers, it’s not a con, just a different approach to God.
A 19th-century movement, New Thought, came to a have deep influence on the prosperity gospel - that faith could lead one to health and material wealth. What does it tell us about Trump’s faith?
Since the 1920s Pentecostal churches have had a major impact in South Africa’s Indian community. Their converts have grown larger than all the other Christian denominations put together.
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Professor of Public Theology in the Department of Beliefs and Practices, Faculty of Theology, at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Free University of Amsterdam), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Professor of the History of Christianity, Boston University
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Research Fellow, African Studies, Indiana University
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Lecturer in Social Anthropology, Stellenbosch University
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Emeritus Professor of History, UNSW Sydney
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of Iowa
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Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics, Boston University School of Theology
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Emeritus Professor, School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Postdoctoral associate, Rice University
