| Nigerian Pentecostalism Contributor(s): Wariboko, Nimi (Author) |
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ISBN: 1580464904 ISBN-13: 9781580464901 Publisher: University of Rochester Press OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - West - Religion | Christianity - Pentecostal & Charismatic - Political Science | World - African |
| Dewey: 289.940 |
| LCCN: 2014028865 |
| Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.70 lbs) 378 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - West Africa - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents a multidisciplinary study of how Nigerian Pentecostals conceive of and engage with a spirit-filled world. It seeks to discern the spirituality of the charismatic religious movement in Nigeria in relation to issues of politics, national sovereignty, economic development, culture, racial identity, gender, social ethics, and epistemology. Nimi Wariboko describes the faith's core beliefs and practices, revealing a "spell of the invisible" that defines not only the character of the movement but also believers' ways of seeing, being, and doing. Written by an insider to the tradition, Nigerian Pentecostalism will also engage outsiders with an interest in critical social theory, political theory, and philosophy. Nimi Wariboko is the Katherine B. Stuart Professor of Christian Ethics at Andover Newton Theological School, Newton, Massachusetts. |