Pentecostalism and Cultism in South Africa

By:

Mookgo Solomon Kgatle

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Christianity and Renewal - Interdisciplinary Studies

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Pentecostalism is a growing movement in world Christianity. However, the growth of Pentecostalism in South Africa has faced some challenges, including the abuse of religion by some prophets. This book first names these prophets and the churches they lead in South Africa, and then makes use of literary and media analysis to analyse the religious practices by the prophets in relation to cultism. Additionally, the book analyses the “celebrity cult” and how it helps promote the prophets in South Africa. The purpose of this book is threefold: First, to draw parallels between the abuse of religion and cultism. Second, to illustrate that it is cultic tendencies, including the celebrity cult, that has given rise to many prophets in South Africa. Last, to showcase that the challenge for many of these prophets is that the Pentecostal tradition is actually anti-cultism, and thus there is a need for them to rethink their cultic tendencies in order for them to be truly relevant in a South African context.

Author Biography:

Mookgo Solomon Kgatle is Associate Professor at the University of South Africa. He is a National Research Foundation (NRF) Y Rated researcher (2019-2024) in the area of African Pentecostalism, and is visiting scholar at the Centre for Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies-University of Birmingham (2020-2022).

Release date NZ

March 2nd, 2022

Author

Mookgo Solomon Kgatle

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Edition

1st ed. 2021

Illustrations

XIV, 230 p.

Pages

230

Series

Christianity and Renewal - Interdisciplinary Studies

ISBN-13

9783030697266

Product ID

35694692

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