A new biography tells the story of Hillsong and its leader Brian Houston. How did Hillsong come to dominate Australian Pentecostalism – and Australian Christianity? What can we learn from its decline?
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The media attention, public backlash and judgement of the dead in the cult saga have made processing the loss difficult for families.
The latest Australian census shows a decrease in affiliation with Pentecostal churches, despite the ‘boom’ narrative. Women seem to be leaving: gender inequality and abuses of power are having an impact.
Can you be a woman with agency, be a feminist and have faith? After her marriage breaks down, former Pentecostal preacher Louise Omer travels the world in search of answers.
In the 1960s, the Catholic Church sought to downplay demonic possession, but its views since then have changed.
The subject of a new biopic, Tammy Faye was a televangelist icon. But she also represented another side of the evangelical coin – one that was big-hearted, vulnerable and accepting.
Nigeria’s TB Joshua wasn’t just known for his evangelism and controversies. He was also a beloved philanthropist.
Pope Francis recently completed a tour of three African nations. His visit needs to be understood in the context of the church’s long history in Africa and its modern-day difficulties.
Although American preacher John G Lake left South Africa in 1913, many shiny-suited pastors are keeping his religious tactics alive today.
The prime minister’s pentecostal faith champions a simplistic reading of the Bible - but that can lead its followers to a narrow view of the world.
The new prime minister has said he believes ‘the Bible is not a policy handbook’. However, his faith has certainly had an influence on his worldview.
Ghanaians respond positively to financial appeals from churches compared to how they respond to paying taxes. Here’s how, and why, Ghana’s government should learn from religious groups.
As the Summer of Love ran into a number of problems, a new set of hippie ‘Jesus freak’ evangelists appeared in the Bay Area.
The particular brand of masculinity promoted by Africa’s influential male church leaders tends to devalue women, re-inscribe male domination.
Complementarianism is the view – held by some Australian churches – that men and women have separate and divinely ordained roles: men are ‘spiritual leaders’ while women are ‘helpmeets’.
New research has found that LGBT Christians and pastors alike must grapple with difficult spiritual questions.
Religious conversion sometimes has the added bonus of upward social mobility. But for many in South Africa’s Indian community it had the opposite effect.
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Research Fellow, Sociology of Religion, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, University of Divinity
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Master of Transformational Development Course Co-ordinator, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor, New Testament & Director of the Wesley Centre, University of Divinity
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Professor of African Studies, University of Ghana
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Counseling Psychologist, Catholic University of Eastern Africa
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