A New Christianity for a New South Africa

Charismatic Christians and the Post-Apartheid Order

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ID3932199
AuthorsAndré Czeglédy (1Department of Anthropology, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, WITS 2050 South Africa;, Email: [email protected]), André P Czeglédy (University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume38
Issue3
Pages284-311
Publication date2008-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Religion in Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4200 • E-ISSN: 1570-0666
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/157006608x323504
OpenAlexW2005208685
LanguageEN
Citations received16

The international growth of Pentecostalism has seen a rush of congregations in Africa, many of which have tapped into a range of both local and global trends ranging from neo-liberal capitalism to tele-evangelism to youth music. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, this discussion focuses on the main Johannesburg congregation of a grouping of churches that have successfully engaged with aspects of socio-economic transformation in post-apartheid South Africa. Such engagement has involved conspicuous alignment with aspects of contemporary South African society, including an acceptance of broader policy projects of the nation state. I argue that the use of a variety of symbolic and thematic elements of a secular nature in the Sunday services of this church reminds and inspires congregants to consider wider social perspectives without challenging the sacred realm of faith

Capitalism · Charisma · Christianity · Evangelism · Faith · Political science · Politics · Realm · Sociology · State (computer science) · Theology · Gender Studies · Law · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies · South African History and Culture

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