James Kwateng-Yeboah
Biographic Data
| ID | 684270 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Kwateng-Yeboah |
| GIVEN NAMES | James |
| FAMILY NAME | Kwateng-Yeboah |
| SIGNATURE | KWATENG-YEBOAH J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Mary's University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8017-8815 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Troubling the Waters
This article explores the histories of Christians of African descent in Canada, challenging Eurocentric narratives that have rendered their religious contributions invisible. Using polycentric framework, it examines how historic Black Christian communities—from Black Loyalists and Refugees in Nova Scotia to congregations across Ontario and Western Canada—transformed exclusion into religious innovation and institutional resilience. It then traces …
Migratory dreams, prophecies, and intuitions
There has been extensive research on religion and migration, but conventional approaches examine the religious lives of people who actually move. This article breaks new ground by shifting the study of religion from actual migration to desired migration. It examines how migration desires materialize in the bodies and emotions of aspiring migrants through experiences such as dreams, prophecies, and intuitions that acquire religious significance. D…
Many are called, few are chosen
The Prosperity Gospel
Debates over the role of Pentecostalism in effecting modernity through its widespread “prosperity gospel” remain inconclusive. Though Weber's Protestant Ethic has been persistently invoked, sociological analyses reveal that the prosperity gospel challenges dominant Weberian conceptualizations of modernity. On one hand, the doctrine refutes Weber's central claim of modern societies by its pervasive “enchantment.” On the other hand, the prosperity …
Traditional Churches, Born Again Christianity, and Pentecostalism
Migratory dreams, prophecies, and intuitions
There has been extensive research on religion and migration, but conventional approaches examine the religious lives of people who actually move. This article breaks new ground by shifting the study of religion from actual migration to desired migration. It examines how migration desires materialize in the bodies and emotions of aspiring migrants through experiences such as dreams, prophecies, and intuitions that acquire religious significance. D…
Many are called, few are chosen
The Prosperity Gospel
Debates over the role of Pentecostalism in effecting modernity through its widespread “prosperity gospel” remain inconclusive. Though Weber's Protestant Ethic has been persistently invoked, sociological analyses reveal that the prosperity gospel challenges dominant Weberian conceptualizations of modernity. On one hand, the doctrine refutes Weber's central claim of modern societies by its pervasive “enchantment.” On the other hand, the prosperity …
Traditional Churches, Born Again Christianity, and Pentecostalism
The Prosperity Gospel
Debates over the role of Pentecostalism in effecting modernity through its widespread “prosperity gospel” remain inconclusive. Though Weber's Protestant Ethic has been persistently invoked, sociological analyses reveal that the prosperity gospel challenges dominant Weberian conceptualizations of modernity. On one hand, the doctrine refutes Weber's central claim of modern societies by its pervasive “enchantment.” On the other hand, the prosperity …
Migratory dreams, prophecies, and intuitions
There has been extensive research on religion and migration, but conventional approaches examine the religious lives of people who actually move. This article breaks new ground by shifting the study of religion from actual migration to desired migration. It examines how migration desires materialize in the bodies and emotions of aspiring migrants through experiences such as dreams, prophecies, and intuitions that acquire religious significance. D…
Many are called, few are chosen
Troubling the Waters
This article explores the histories of Christians of African descent in Canada, challenging Eurocentric narratives that have rendered their religious contributions invisible. Using polycentric framework, it examines how historic Black Christian communities—from Black Loyalists and Refugees in Nova Scotia to congregations across Ontario and Western Canada—transformed exclusion into religious innovation and institutional resilience. It then traces …
Religion, Society, and Development (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Christianity (2 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · African descent (1 work)