Nigerian Pentecostal Diasporic Missions and Intergenerational Conflicts: Case Studies from Amsterdam and London

Since the 1960s, African-led Pentecostal churches have flourished in the UK and Europe, often identifying the evangelisation of White indigenous populations as a key missiological aspiration. This desire has not yet been realised, although by numbers and social engagement, African Pentecostals are m...

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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brill 2021
In: Mission studies
Jahr: 2021, Band: 38, Heft: 3, Seiten: 424-447
weitere Schlagwörter:B African Pentecostalism
B beliefs and practices
B reverse mission
B Europe
B first- and second-generation
B African Diaspora
B Nigeria
B inter-generational conflict
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Zusammenfassung:Since the 1960s, African-led Pentecostal churches have flourished in the UK and Europe, often identifying the evangelisation of White indigenous populations as a key missiological aspiration. This desire has not yet been realised, although by numbers and social engagement, African Pentecostals are making their presence known and returning conversations on religion to the public sphere in Europe. This article, based on case studies in London and Amsterdam, departs from established scholarship on ‘reverse missions’ by arguing that intergenerational conflicts within Nigerian-initiated Pentecostal churches in Europe are a significant obstacle hindering their missional aims. This qualitative study focuses on second- and subsequent-generation Nigerian migrants and their perceptions of the missiological and religious activities of the first generation, exploring intergenerational conflicts relating to leadership; indigenous beliefs/practices; gender/cultural norms, and missiological approaches. It argues that addressing these points of conflict will be an important tool for the missional success of African Pentecostals in Europe.
ISSN:1573-3831
Enthält:Enthalten in: Mission studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15733831-12341812