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This book investigates the substantial and growing contribution which African Independent and Pentecostal Churches are making to sustainable development in all its manifold forms. Moreover, this volume seeks to elucidate how these churches reshape the very notion of sustainable development and contribute to the decolonisation of development. Fostering both overarching and comparative perspectives, the book includes chapters on West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, and Burkina Faso) and Southern Africa (Zimbabwe and South Africa). It aims to open up a subfield focused on African Initiated Christianity within the religion and development discourse, substantially broadening the scope of the existing literature. Written predominantly by scholars from the African continent, the chapters in this volume illuminate potentials and perspectives of African Initiated Christianity, combining theoretical contributions, essays by renowned church leaders, and case studies focusing on particular churches or regional contexts. While the contributions in this book focus on the African continent, the notion of development underlying the concept of the volume is deliberately wide and multidimensional, covering economic, social, ecological, political, and cultural dimensions. Therefore, the book will be useful for the community of scholars interested in religion and development as well as researchers within African studies, anthropology, development studies, political science, religious studies, sociology of religion, and theology. It will also be a key resource for development policymakers and practitioners. "This book investigates the substantial and growing contribution which African Independent and Pentecostal Churches are making to sustainable development in all its manifold forms. Moreover, this volume seeks to elucidate how these churches re-shape the very notion of sustainable development and contribute to the decolonization of development. Fostering both overarching and comparative perspectives, the book includes chapters on West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana and Burkina Faso), and Southern Africa (Zimbabwe and South Africa). It aims to open up a sub-field focused on African Initiated Christianity within the religion and development discourse, substantially broadening the scope of the existing literature. Written predominantly by scholars from the African continent, the chapters in this volume illuminate potentials and perspectives of African Initiated Christianity, combining theoretical contributions, essays by renowned church leaders, and case studies focusing on particular churches or regional contexts. Whilst the contributions in this book focus on the African continent, the notion of development underlying the concept of the volume is deliberately wide and multidimensional, covering economic, social, ecological, political, and cultural dimensions. Therefore, the book will be useful for the community of scholars interested in religion and development as well as researchers within African studies, anthropology, development studies, political science, religious studies, sociology of religion, and theology. It will also be a key resource for development policy-makers and practitioners"--

Economic development --- Sustainable development --- Pentecostal churches --- Independent churches --- Religious aspects --- Christianity. --- Churches, Nondenominational --- Churches, Undenominational --- Nondenominational churches --- Undenominational churches --- Christian sects --- Community churches --- Pentecostalism --- Decolonisation --- Religion --- Zimbabwe --- Nigeria --- South Africa --- Pentecostal --- Development --- Christianity --- Africa

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Ever since the modern state of Malawi came into existence more than a hundred years ago, religion has played its role in the history of the country, and has interacted with politics and society in many ways, such as with the early Blantyre Mission, the Chilembwe Rising, and the struggle against the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyassaland. This book presents two preachers, Elliot Kamwana and Wilfred Gudu, who, in their different ways and at different times, challenged British colonial power which ruled over Malawi at that time.

Prophets --- Independent churches --- Churches, Nondenominational --- Churches, Undenominational --- Nondenominational churches --- Undenominational churches --- Christian sects --- Community churches --- Minor prophets --- Prophethood --- Seers --- Persons --- Gudu, Wilfrid. --- Kamwana, Elliot. --- Malawi --- Dziko la Malaŵi --- GOM (Malawi) --- Ma-la-wei --- Malaui --- Malavi --- Maraui --- Republic of Malaŵi --- República de Malawi --- Republik Malawi --- Малави --- マラウイ --- Nyasaland --- Church history --- Religion.

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Ecclesiology --- Africa --- Independent churches --- Ecumenical movement --- Christianity --- Church history --- 266.2*0 <6> --- -Ecumenical movement --- -Independent churches --- -Churches, Nondenominational --- Churches, Undenominational --- Nondenominational churches --- Undenominational churches --- Christian sects --- Community churches --- Ecumenism --- Movement, Ecumenical --- Oecumenical movement --- Church --- Christian union --- Religions --- Lokale theologieën. Indigenisatie. Acculturatie--(algemeen)--Afrika --- -Eastern Hemisphere --- -266.2*0 <6> --- -Lokale theologieën. Indigenisatie. Acculturatie--(algemeen)--Afrika --- -Church history --- 266.2*0 <6> Lokale theologieën. Indigenisatie. Acculturatie--(algemeen)--Afrika --- -Ecclesiology --- -Christianity --- Churches, Nondenominational --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Independent churches - Africa --- Ecumenical movement - Africa --- Christianity - Africa --- Africa - Church history - 20th century

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284 <593> --- Independent churches --- -Churches, Nondenominational --- Churches, Undenominational --- Nondenominational churches --- Undenominational churches --- Christian sects --- Community churches --- Protestantisme. Protestantse sekten--Thailand --- Thailand --- Church history. --- Theses --- -Protestantisme. Protestantse sekten--Thailand --- Churches, Nondenominational --- Tʻai-kuo --- Hsien-lo --- Muang-Thai --- Thaimaa --- Prates Thai --- Prades Thai --- Thaïlande --- Kingdom of Thailand --- Prathēt Thai --- Tailand --- Thailandia --- Thajsko --- Royal Thai Government --- Ratcha Anachak Thai --- Koninkryk van Thailand --- تايلاند --- Tāylānd --- Tailandia --- Reino de Tailandia --- Tayilande --- Royômo de Tayilande --- Tayland Krallığı --- Pratet Tai --- Thài-kok --- Тайланд --- Каралеўства Тайланд --- Karaleŭstva Taĭland --- Tailandya --- Tajland --- Kraljevina Tajland --- Кралство Тайланд --- Kralstvo Taĭland --- Siam

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In Sub-Saharan Africa Christianity is experiencing unprecedented growth and many people worship on a regular basis. Simultaneously, many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa experience challenges such as poverty and inequality. Given this reality and these challenges, a group of international scholars investigated the ritual practices of one of the fastest growing traditions, namely African Independent Churches, over a period of more than four years. The research team set out to explore the role of religious rituals in social capital formation and social development at community level in an African Independent Church in South Africa. This book is the final, comprehensive and synthesising product in which the international and interdisciplinary team of scholars from theology, religion and development present their findings. The book is structured into three parts that reflects its theoretical, empirical and evaluative dimensions. In part I, theoretical perspectives are offered on the main conceptual apparatus of the book and the authors' own understanding of the nexus between the different concepts. In part II, the theoretical arguments of the book are further worked out by means of eight explorations comprising of qualitative field work research in the religious milieus of African Independent worshippers in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, South Africa. In part III, a final set of chapters, by reflecting on the case studies in part II, offer wider appreciations and applications of the role religious ritual in social capital formation. This includes reflections on the African notion of ubuntu and the challenges that the ritual lens offer to policy makers in South African society, but also African society and the global South more generally speaking when seeking answers to the problem of development.

Independent churches --- Christian communities --- Social capital (Sociology) --- Theology, Practical --- Public worship --- 27 <680> --- 28*05 <680> --- 291.37 --- 291.37 Godsdienstige ceremonieën. Religieuze symboliek. Mysteries. Inwijding --- 291.37 Processies. Symbolen. Riten. Emblemen --- Godsdienstige ceremonieën. Religieuze symboliek. Mysteries. Inwijding --- Processies. Symbolen. Riten. Emblemen --- 28*05 <680> Christelijke kerken, secten. Kristelijke kerken--(algemeen)--?*05--Zuid-Afrika. Republiek van Zuid-Afrika --- 28*05 <680> Les diverses Eglises chretiennes:--general--?*05--Zuid-Afrika. Republiek van Zuid-Afrika --- Christelijke kerken, secten. Kristelijke kerken--(algemeen)--?*05--Zuid-Afrika. Republiek van Zuid-Afrika --- Les diverses Eglises chretiennes:--general--?*05--Zuid-Afrika. Republiek van Zuid-Afrika --- 27 <680> Histoire de l'Eglise--Zuid-Afrika. Republiek van Zuid-Afrika --- 27 <680> Kerkgeschiedenis--Zuid-Afrika. Republiek van Zuid-Afrika --- Histoire de l'Eglise--Zuid-Afrika. Republiek van Zuid-Afrika --- Kerkgeschiedenis--Zuid-Afrika. Republiek van Zuid-Afrika --- Worship --- Church attendance --- Christian communes --- Communes, Christian --- Communities, Christian --- Religious communities --- Churches, Nondenominational --- Churches, Undenominational --- Nondenominational churches --- Undenominational churches --- Christian sects --- Community churches --- Practical theology --- Communication --- Theology --- Religious aspects --- Christianity --- African Independent Church. --- AIC (African Independent Church) --- African Indigenous Church --- African Initiated Church --- African Instituted Church --- South Africa --- Africa, South --- Religious life and customs.