Pentecostal or Charismatic Churches Books

Book SynopsisIn recent years the rapid growth of Christian charismatic movements throughout sub-Saharan Africa has drastically reconfigured the region's religious landscape. As a result, charismatic factions play an increasingly public role throughout Africa, far beyond the religious sphere. This book uses a multi-disciplinary approach to consider the complex relationship between Pentecostal-charismatic Christianity and the socio-political transformation taking place throughout this region.Each of this text's three main sections helps in understanding how discourses of moral regeneration emanating from these diverse Christian communities, largely charismatic, extend beyond religious bounds. Part 1 covers politics, political elites and elections, Part 2 explores society, economies and the public sphere, and Part 3 discusses values, public beliefs and morality. These sections also highlight how these discourses contribute to the transformation of three specific soTable of ContentsIntroduction: Christian Citizens and the Moral Regeneration of the African State, Barbara Bompani and Caroline Valois; Part 1: Regenerating Politics: Nationhood, Political Elites and the Elections; 1 ‘Good Christians, Good Citizens’. Pentecostal-charismatic narratives of citizenship, public action and national belonging in contemporary Uganda, Barbara Bompani; 2 Vox Dei, Vox Populi: Pentecostal Citizenship and Political Participation in Nigeria since 1999, Asonzeh Ukah; 3 Election Prophecies and Political Stability in Ghana, Emmanuel Sackey; 4 Democratic Backsliding, Religious Institutions and the Constitution of Citizenship in sub-Saharan Africa, Elizabeth Sheridan Sperber; Part 2: Regenerating Society: Economies and the Public Sphere; 5 Heavenly Commonwealth and Earthly Good: Contemporary African Pentecostal-charismatic Discourses on Responsible Citizenship, J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu; 6 Forging Economic Citizens: Financial Integrity and National Transformation at Watoto Church in Uganda, Caroline Valois; 7 Pentecostals and developmental citizenship in Ethiopia, Emanuele Fantini; Part 3: Regenerating Morality: Values, Public Beliefs and Morality; 8 Sexual Citizenship in Postcolonial Zambia: From Zambian Humanism to Christian Nationalism, Adriaan van Klinken; 9 ‘I will make you into a Great Nation, and I will Bless you’: Citizens, Traitors and Christianity in Kenya, Gregory Deacon; 10 Citizenship beyond the State: Pentecostal Ethics and Political Subjectivity in South African Modernity, Marian Burchardt; 11 Moral models, self-control and the production of the moral citizen in the Ugandan Pentecostal movement, Alessandro Gusman

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Book SynopsisDavid Martin is a pioneer of a political sociology of religion that integrates a combined analysis of nationalism and political religions with the history of religion. He was one of the first critics of the so-called secularization thesis, and his historical orientation makes him one of the few outstanding scholars who have continued the work begun by Max Weber and Emile Durkheim. This collection provides the first scholarly overview of his hugely influential work and includes a chapter written by David Martin himself. Starting with an introduction that contextualises David Martin's theories on the sociology of religion, both currently and historically, this volume aims to cover David Martin's lifework in its entirety. An international panel of contributors sheds new light on his studies of particular geographical areas (Britain, Latin America, Scandinavia) and on certain systematic fields (secularization, violence, music, Pentecostalism, the relation betTrade Review'This rich collection provides a long-overdue assessment of the seminal work of David Martin within and beyond the sociology of religion. It covers the key topics of secularization, differentiation, boundaries between sociology and theology, and much more besides. A wide spectrum of experts is needed to provide a critical understanding of David Martin’s pioneering and far-reaching work. The result is impressive.'Robin Gill, Editor of Theology and Emeritus Professor of Applied Theology at the University of Kent, UK.Table of Contents1 Introduction: More Weberian Than Weber? David Martin’s Political Sociology of Religion, Hans Joas 2 David Martin’s Theory of Secularisation, Anthony Carroll 3 Revising Secularization Theory‘s Paradigmatic Core – David Martin on General Processes, Basic Patterns and Causal Mechanisms of Differentiation between Religion and Politics, Matthias Koenig 4 The One and the Many Stories: How to Reconcile Sense-Making and Fact-Checking in the Secularization Narrative, Paolo Costa 5 Understanding Religion in Modern Britain: Taking the Long View, Grace Davie 6 Parallel Reformations in Latin America: A Critical Review of David Martin's Interpretation of the Pentecostal Revolution, José Casanova 7 David Martin on Scandinavia and Music, Pål Repstad 8 Taking Religion Back Out: On the Secular Dynamics of Armed Conflicts and the Potentials of Religious Peace Making, Andreas Hasenclever 9 Converting. A General Theory of David Martin, Michal Luczewski 10 Thinking With Your Life, David Martin Bibliography of David Martin’s Work

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Book SynopsisDavid Martin is a pioneer of a political sociology of religion that integrates a combined analysis of nationalism and political religions with the history of religion. He was one of the first critics of the so-called secularization thesis, and his historical orientation makes him one of the few outstanding scholars who have continued the work begun by Max Weber and Emile Durkheim. This collection provides the first scholarly overview of his hugely influential work and includes a chapter written by David Martin himself. Starting with an introduction that contextualises David Martin's theories on the sociology of religion, both currently and historically, this volume aims to cover David Martin's lifework in its entirety. An international panel of contributors sheds new light on his studies of particular geographical areas (Britain, Latin America, Scandinavia) and on certain systematic fields (secularization, violence, music, PentecostaliTrade Review'This rich collection provides a long-overdue assessment of the seminal work of David Martin within and beyond the sociology of religion. It covers the key topics of secularization, differentiation, boundaries between sociology and theology, and much more besides. A wide spectrum of experts is needed to provide a critical understanding of David Martin’s pioneering and far-reaching work. The result is impressive.'Robin Gill, Editor of Theology and Emeritus Professor of Applied Theology at the University of Kent, UK.Table of Contents1 Introduction: More Weberian Than Weber? David Martin’s Political Sociology of Religion, Hans Joas 2 David Martin’s Theory of Secularisation, Anthony Carroll 3 Revising Secularization Theory‘s Paradigmatic Core – David Martin on General Processes, Basic Patterns and Causal Mechanisms of Differentiation between Religion and Politics, Matthias Koenig 4 The One and the Many Stories: How to Reconcile Sense-Making and Fact-Checking in the Secularization Narrative, Paolo Costa 5 Understanding Religion in Modern Britain: Taking the Long View, Grace Davie 6 Parallel Reformations in Latin America: A Critical Review of David Martin's Interpretation of the Pentecostal Revolution, José Casanova 7 David Martin on Scandinavia and Music, Pål Repstad 8 Taking Religion Back Out: On the Secular Dynamics of Armed Conflicts and the Potentials of Religious Peace Making, Andreas Hasenclever 9 Converting. A General Theory of David Martin, Michal Luczewski 10 Thinking With Your Life, David Martin Bibliography of David Martin’s Work

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