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Ebenezer Obadare examines the overriding impact of Nigerian Pentecostal pastors on their churches, and how they have shaped the dynamics of state-society relations during the Fourth Republic. Pentecostal pastors enjoy an unprecedented authority in contemporary Nigerian society, exerting significant influence on politics, public policy, popular culture, and the moral imagination. In Pastoral Power, Clerical State, Ebenezer Obadare investigates the social origins of clerical authority in modern-day Nigeria with an eye to parallel developments and patterns within the broader African society. Obadare focuses on the figure of the pastor as a bearer of political power, thaumaturgical expertise, and sexual attractiveness who wields significant influence on his church members. This study makes an important contribution to the literature on global Pentecostalism. Obadare situates the figure of the pastor within the wider context of national politics and culture and as a beneficiary of the dislocations of the postcolonial society in Africa's most populous country. Obadare calls our attention to the creative ways in which Nigeria's Pentecostal pastors utilize religious doctrines, beckon spiritual forces, and manipulate their alliances with national powerbrokers to consolidate their influence and authority. In contrast to rapidly eroding pastoral authority in the West, pastoral authority is increasing in Nigeria. This engaging book will appeal to those who want to understand the far-reaching political and social implications of religious movements-especially Christian charismatic and evangelical movements-in contemporary African societies. It will be of interest to scholars and students of sociology, religion, political science, and African studies.
In 2001, a collection of open and affirming churches with predominantly African American membership and a Pentecostal style of worship formed a radically new coalition. The group, known now as the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries or TFAM, has at its core the idea of "radical inclusivity" the powerful assertion that everyone, no matter how seemingly flawed or corrupted, has holiness within. Whether you are LGBT, have HIV/AIDS, have been in prison, abuse drugs or alcohol, are homeless, or are otherwise compromised and marginalized, TFAM tells its people, you are one of God's creations. In Filled with the Spirit, Ellen Lewin gives us a deeply empathetic ethnography of the worship and community central to TFAM, telling the story of how the doctrine of radical inclusivity has expanded beyond those it originally sought to serve to encompass people of all races, genders, sexualities, and religious backgrounds. Lewin examines the seemingly paradoxical relationship between TFAM and traditional black churches, focusing on how congregations and individual members reclaim the worship practices of these churches and simultaneously challenge their authority. The book looks closely at how TFAM worship is legitimated and enhanced by its use of gospel music and considers the images of food and African American culture that are central to liturgical imagery, as well as how understandings of personal authenticity tie into the desire to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Throughout, Lewin takes up what has been mostly missing from our discussions of race, gender, and sexuality--close attention to spirituality and faith.
Keys to Scriptural Healing explains how God's Word supplies the key that unlocks the blessings of divine healing.
God's will is for His children to have total well-being --
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The power of God is available to set believers free. This book teaches how to tap into that power through praise!
This book will help Christians locate where they are spiritually and show them how to grow into the next stage of spiritual development.
What Faith Is teaches believers how to lay hold of the desires of hope and bring them into the realm of reality.
God Wants to Talk to You!
As you walk and talk with God, you’ll find yourself living the abundant life of blessing that you were meant to live!
This volume traces the history of Oneness Pentecostalism in North America. It maps the major ideas, arguments, periodization, and historical figures; corrects long-standing misinterpretations; and draws attention to how race and gender impacted the growth and trajectories of this movement. Oneness Pentecostalism first emerged in the United States around 1913, baptizing its members in the name of Jesus Christ rather than the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and splintering from trinitarian Pentecostals. With its rapid growth throughout the twentieth century, especially among ethnic minorities, Oneness Pentecostalism assumed a diversity of theological, ethnic, and cultural expressions. This book reckons with the multiculturalism of the movement over the course of the twentieth century. While common interpretations tend to emphasize the restorationist impulse of Oneness Pentecostalism, leading to notions of a static, unchanging movement, the contributors to this work demonstrate that the movement is much more fluid and that the interpretation of its history and theology should be grounded in the variegated North American contexts in which Oneness Pentecostalism has taken root and dynamically developed. Groundbreaking and interdisciplinary, this volume presents diverse perspectives on a significant religious movement whose modern origins are embedded within the larger Pentecostal story. It will be welcomed by religious studies scholars and by practitioners of Oneness Pentecostalism. In addition to the editors, the contributors to this volume are Daniel Chiquete, Dara Coleby Delgado, Patricia Fortuny-Loret de Mola, Manuel Gaxiola, David Reed, Rosa Sailes, and Daniel Segraves.
Let the Spirit live inside you Are you hungry for an encounter with Jesus? Do you want to make an impact on the world? In this power-packed book, Bill Johnson discusses how "you "can be a person who hosts the Presence of God. Though all believers obviously have the Spirit of God within them, there is "more" that enables you to be so full that you overflow His Spirit into your world. Take a journey and meet many great prophets and kings from the Old Testament who were known as people of the Presence--people who, in Johnson's words, "God wanted to be with." In this succinct and powerful book, Johnson encourages you toward a pursuit of the Presence of God above all else. In this book, you will discover: How to pay attention to the Holy Spirit and respond to Him. How the Holy Spirit manifests Himself. Biblical figures who were hungry for more of God's Spirit and learned to host Him. Stories of Presence-filled revivalists and personal encounters with the Presence Bill Johnson writes: "We are enabled to partner with the Kingdom of Heaven and see it released here on earth The Presence of God within us will bring reformation to the world around us--encountering a loving God " Host more of Him today
"I cried as I read through this book, because of the tangible anointing on it. Jeremiah Johnson hits us with a lot of strong statements in this book, yet it’s his broken spirit that I can feel on the other side of the pages that deeply moved me." -Corey Russell, Senior Leadership Team at IHOPKC and Author of The Glory Within "Jeremiah gives me hope that a powerful fresh breed of next generation prophetic are arising to make straight the way of the Lord. This book will align you for the great move of God that is coming upon us." -Dr. Lance Wallnau, Lance Learning Group "This book is a must read for every person genuinely called to the prophetic. Jeremiah Johnson is a Nathan to this Davidic generation and his standard for holiness & purity is a lifeline for the prophetic culture." -Alexander Pagani, (Senior Pastor of “Amazing Church” and Best Selling Author: The Secrets To Deliverance) In Jeremiah Johnson’s timely new book, he presents a compelling vision of the pure and powerful prophetic company God is raising up—and also, boldly addresses areas of the prophetic that have been poisoned. Through clear teaching, practical examples, and personal testimony, Jeremiah offers a compelling vision for the future, where God’s people usher in a pure, New Testament expression of prophecy. In Cleansing and Igniting the Prophetic, you will learn to hear from Heaven and declare with power, boldness, and authority that produce results: - Identify and resist dangerous errors that hinder the full release of God’s power. - Understand the different prophetic expressions as outlined in Scripture. - Recognize the equal blessing of both positive and confrontational prophetic words. - Avoid the greatest threat to the contemporary prophetic movement. - Increase in prophetic impact, power, and authority by growing in maturity. - Resist the 10 Traps that seek to contaminate the prophetic anointing. Whether you are a prophet or operate in the gift of prophecy, these words can protect you from great deception, ushering you into the next level of power that God wants to release through His people!
Much has been made of the dramatic rise of Protestantism in Latin America. Many view this as a sign that Catholicism's primacy in the region is at last beginning to wane. Overlooked by journalists and scholars has been the parallel growth of Charismatic, or Pentecostal, Catholicism in the region. Edward Cleary offers the first comprehensive treatment of this movement, revealing its importance to the Catholic Church as well as the people of Latin America. Catholic Charismatics have grown worldwide to several hundred million, among whom Latin Americans number approximately 73 million participants. These individuals are helping the church become more extroverted by drawing many into evangelizing and mission work. The movement has rapidly acquired an indigenous Latin American character and is now returning to the United States through migration and is affecting Catholicism in the United States. Cleary has witnessed firsthand the birth and maturing of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in Latin America as both a social scientist and a Dominican missionary. Drawing upon important findings of Latin American scholars and researchers, he explores and analyzes the origins of the most important Catholic movement in Latin America and its notable expansion to all countries of the region, bringing with it unusual vitality and notable controversy about its practices.
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