Wealth, Health, and Hope in African Christian Religion : The Search for Abundant Life.

Cover -- Wealth, Health, and Hope in African Christian Religion -- Wealth, Health, and Hope in African Christian Religion -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- African Christian Religions And The Quest For Health, Healing And Wholeness -- African Pentecostalism And The Ecology Of Sickness And Evil -- Mission, Money, Wealth, And The Search For Abundant Life -- Conclusion: Christian Mission And The Future Of African Christian Religion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Part I -- AFRICAN CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS AND THE QUEST FOR HEALTH, HEALING AND WHOLENESS -- Chapter 1 -- African Christianity -- Introduction -- The African Christian Societies -- Christianity And African Worldview -- God In The African Worldview -- Jesu Kristi: The Son Of God And African Christian Protoancestor -- The Bible And The Scriptures Among African Christians -- Church Types In African Societies -- The Characteristics Of The African Church -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2 -- In Quest of Wholeness -- Introduction -- Context Of The New Christianity In Africa -- The Focus Of The New Christianity In Africa: A Critical Response -- The Influence Of Africa's New Christianity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3 -- Searching for Healing in a Miraculous Stream -- Introduction -- Theoretical And Conceptual Framework: Health, Sickness, And Healing In African Religious Traditions -- A Theological Biosocial Understanding Of Sickness, Health And Healing In Africa -- Pool Of Bethsaida (odo Mmiri Bethsaida) Emerges In A Dry Forest -- Sickness Has A Spiritual Cause -- The Connection Between Poverty And The Crave For Healing And Miracles In 'healing Sites' Like -- Concluding Theological Propositions: Embracing The Art Of Accompaniment -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Part II -- AFRICAN PENTECOSTALISM AND THE ECOLOGY OF SICKNESS AND EVIL -- Chapter 4.

Eradicating Evil in the Search for Hope -- Introduction -- The Case Of Ama Hemmah -- Contemporary Ghanaian Christianity -- Challenges -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5 -- Pentecostal and Charismatic Renewal -- The Context -- Pentecostal Charismatic Expressions -- Foundation Of Charismatic Pentecostalism -- Charismatic Challenges -- Abuses In African Pentecostalism -- Pentecostal Religiosity For Evangelization And Public Life -- Spirituality Of Discernment In Pentecostalism -- Questing For Genuine Discernment -- Contribution Of African Spirituality To Global Pentecostalism -- Pentecostalism And African Humanness ( -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6 -- Taking Africa out of the African -- Introduction -- "the African" And The Natural World -- European Empire And Africa -- Empire Logic: Roots Of The "de-africanizing" Mission In Africa -- Empire Logic, Inherited Christianity, And Eco-community In Africa -- Africa's Neo-pentecostals, Heritage Of Empire, And Community In Africa -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Part III -- MISSION, MONEY, WEALTH, AND THE SEARCH FOR ABUNDANT LIFE -- Chapter 7 -- African Peoples and Money, Yesterday and Today -- Introduction -- Good And Bad Use Of Money -- Aspects Of The Anthropology And Ethics Of African Money -- A Relationship To Money Mainly Limited To The Present -- The Sustainability Of The Culture Of Barter And Picking -- Paths Of Liberation And Promotion Of A New Relationship With Money -- Going Back To The Roots Of A Culture -- Principle To Pave The Way For Change -- Utopia, Concrete Initiatives, And Actions Toward A New Relationship To Money -- Conclusive Data -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 8 -- The Place of Money in Mission between Africa and the Rest -- Introduction -- Meeting -- (god), Witchcraft, And -- The Peculiarity Of Money.

Impacts Of African Cultural Features On Relationships With Westerners -- Translation Naivety As Source Of Problems Regarding Money In Mission -- Concluding Recommendations -- Glossary Of -- Terms -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 9 -- Nigeria, Europe, and Christian Missions -- Introduction -- African Christian Mission -- Nigeria And Europe: Unequal Economic Abilities In Relation To Partnership In Missions -- Nigeria And Europe: Models Of Collaboration In Missions In The Twenty-first Century -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 10 -- The African Church and the Impact of Contemporary Fundraiser and Sustainability -- Introduction -- Why Fundraise? -- Official Rationale For Fundraising -- Means And Problems -- Why Context Matters -- Impact On The People -- Motivation For Extraordinary Means Of Fundraising -- Pastoral Proposals -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 11 -- To Recycle or Not to Recycle -- Introduction -- Beneficence/nonmaleficence -- The Principle Of Justice -- Common Good -- Stewardship Of Resources -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 12 -- In the Wake of Overt Religiosity -- Introduction -- Religion As A Way Of Life -- Endemic Poverty And Corruption In The Wake Of Overt Religiosity -- Religious Complacency In The Wake Of Endemic Poverty And Corruption -- The Role Of Religion In African Political And Social Development -- Regaining The Values And Engaging The Resources Of Religion For Social Transformation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Contributors.

This volume fills the gap in current scholarship on African Christian religions, Pentecostalism, and the so-called prosperity gospel within the broader search for abundant life through the Christian faith and churches in Africa.

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