Beyond the Rivers of Africa
The Afrocentric Pentecostalism of Mensa Otabil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20162043 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christian Van Gorder (1Baylor University, One Bear Place #97284, Waco, TX 76798-7284, USA;, Email: [email protected], corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 33-54 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pneuma (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-0965 • E-ISSN: 1570-0747 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/157007408x287768 |
| OpenAlex | W2012007598 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Mensa Otabil is an African Pentecostal who has developed an Afrocentric focus as a way of responding to the initiatives and interest that face today's growing African Pentecostal church. Otabil warns African Americans that questions of their relationship with Africa must be addressed. Perhaps Otabil's legacy will be his most immediate role of a motivational speaker and encourager for progress in a part of the world that has been drowned with both internal and external projections of pessimism. What is certain is that Mensa Otabil believes in a Pentecostal faith which is able to speak to Africa's social needs. His conviction is rooted in his conviction that the inherent strength of the great people of Africa is yet to be fully released
Conviction · Epistemology · Faith · Pessimism · Political science · Social science · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Christian Theology and Mission · Law · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2009 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |