Review:
"Few books on African Christianity match its scope and intellectual rigor. It will define the field of Pentecostal Studies for years to come."
--Harri Englund, University of Cambridge
"The combination of history with fascinating participatory material makes the book the best and most illuminating account ever written of an African initiated church . . . a very important book and a remarkable work of scholarship."
--Terrence Ranger, Professor Emeritus, University of Oxford
"This is a pathbreaking major work tracing the tangled roots of a significant religious movement in Zimbabwe and beyond. . . . Richly documented, it explores the relation between social rupture of conversion, and links changes to the movement to historical events from the Great Depression to the rise of independence, and the impact of neo-liberalism. It is a required read."
--David Martin, Professor Emeritus, London School of Economics
This is a pathbreaking major work tracing the tangled roots of a significant religious movement in Zimbabwe and beyond. . . . Richly documented, it explores the relation between social rupture of conversion, and links changes to the movement to historical events from the Great Depression to the rise of independence, and the impact of neo-liberalism. It is a required read.
David Martin, Professor Emeritus, London School of Economics"
The combination of history with fascinating participatory material makes the book the best and most illuminating account ever written of an African initiated church . . . a very important book and a remarkable work of scholarship.
Terrence Ranger, Professor Emeritus, University of Oxford"
Few books on African Christianity match its scope and intellectual rigor. It will define the field of Pentecostal Studies for years to come.
Harri Englund, University of Cambridge"
About the Author:
David Maxwell, past editor of the Journal of Religion in Africa, is senior lecturer at the University of Keele.
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