Global Pentecostal Movements: Migration, Mission, and Public Religion (International Studies in Religion and Society)

This volume contributes to the growing body of literature on religion and globalization and specifically global Pentecostal movements. While Pentecostalism worldwide shares a cultural resemblance, it is also localized and expressed in different ways. The variety of Pentecostalisms throughout the world are illustrated through important themes of mission, migration, and public religion. The global flows of Pentecostal practices, beliefs, and cultures, brings into contrast these variations. Negotiating what it means to be Pentecostal often leads to conflict and questions of identity. Interaction with other religions like Islam in Africa, mission work in Asia, and migration to Europe and North America is problematized. Regional coverage includes Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and North America. Contributors include: Thomas Aechtner, Connie Ho Yan Au, Joseph Bosco Bangura, Richard Burgess, Girish Daswani, David A. Reed, Otto Madura, Néstor Medina, A. Christian van Gorder, Michael Wilkinson, and Seth N. Zielicke. Contents 5 Acknowledgements 7 Contributors 9 Introduction 11 The ‘Many Tongues’ of Global Pentecostalism 13 Negotiation 25 Pentecostals and Political Culture in Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria, Zambia, and Kenya as Case Studies 27 Pentecostalism and the Challenges Facing Muslim-Christian Relations in Nigeria 53 Global Pentecostal Networks and the Problems of Culture: The Church of Pentecost in Ghana and Abroad 81 Expansion 101 From Bethel Temple, Seattle to Bethel Church of Indonesia: Missionary Legacy of an Independent Church 103 Resisting Globalization: The Pentecostal Holiness Church’s Mission and the ‘Anti-Christian Movement’ in China (1920–30) 127 The Role of American Evangelist Tommy Hicks in the Development of Argentine Pentecostalism 145 Contextualization 163 A New Kind of Ministry for a New Kind of Context: The Rise of New Indigenous Churches in West Africa 165 Standing at the Crux: Pentecostalism and Identity Formation in an African Diaspora Christian Community 181 Becoming Pastora: Latina Pentecostal Women’s Stories from Newark, New Jersey 205 Hybridity, Migration, and Transnational Relations: Re-thinking Canadian Pentecostalism from a Latina/o Perspective 221 Index 237 This volume contributes to the growing body of literature on religion and globalization and specifically global Pentecostal movements. While Pentecostalism worldwide shares a cultural resemblance, it is also localized and expressed in different ways. The book analyses the variety of Pentecostal movements engaging politics in Africa, mission work in Asia, and issues of migration in Europe and North America. "This book analyses the variety of Pentecostal movements engaging politics in Africa, mission work in Asia, and issues of migration in Europe and North America"--Provided by publisher