Ghana's new Christianity : Pentecostalism in a globalizing African economy /
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| Author / Creator: | Gifford, Paul, 1944- |
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| Imprint: | Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 2004. |
| Description: | xv, 216 p. : map ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5343322 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Map of Ghana
- 1.. The Context, the Debate
- Rawlings and Ghana
- Economic failure
- Governance
- Political culture
- Transition
- 2.. Paradigm Shift
- The mainline or 'orthodox'
- The newcomers
- Services
- The media
- Reaction
- 3.. Recurring Emphases
- Success
- 'Winning Ways'
- Winners' Chapel
- Finances
- Biblical
- 4.. Deliverance and the Prophetic
- African religion
- Deliverance
- Prophet Salifu
- Other prophetic churches
- Moral agency
- 5.. Mensa Otabil and Cultural Adjustment
- Origins and development
- Message
- Culture
- A different voice
- 6.. Economic Role
- Motivation
- The miraculous
- The place of work
- Ghanaian doubts
- 7.. Political Role
- Spiritualising politics
- 'Implicit politics'
- The 2000 transition
- Reform of culture
- 8.. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
