Pentecostalisation of Mainline Churches in Africa: The Case Of The United Church of Zambia
The spread of Pentecostal-charismatic churches is changing the Christian landscape in Africa. In the process mainline churches, including the Roman Catholic Church, are getting transformed. The present article considers the impact of the Pentecostal-charismatic movement on one African mainline churc...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2016]
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The expository times
Year: 2016, Volume: 127, Issue: 12, Pages: 573-584 |
| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KDD Protestant Church KDG Free church |
| Further subjects: | B
Social Change
B Social Change Religious aspects B CHRISTIAN rites & ceremonies B mainline churches B United churches B Africa B Religious Aspects B United Church of Zambia B Social aspects B Protestant Churches B Charismatic Movement B Pentecostalism B Social Movements B Mission (international law |
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| Summary: | The spread of Pentecostal-charismatic churches is changing the Christian landscape in Africa. In the process mainline churches, including the Roman Catholic Church, are getting transformed. The present article considers the impact of the Pentecostal-charismatic movement on one African mainline church, namely the United Church of Zambia (UCZ). Based on relevant research and using social change theory as an analytical tool, the article concludes that the Pentecostal-charismatic movement in Africa is challenging mainline churches to redefine ways in which they do mission and respond to people’s spiritual, physical, social, and economic needs. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5308 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The expository times
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0014524616646677 |