Re-Visioning African Pentecostal-Charismatic Ecclesiology in the Public Sphere: The James McKeown Memorial...

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Christian Tsekpoe Lord Elorm Donkor

Re-Visioning African Pentecostal-Charismatic Ecclesiology in the Public Sphere

The James McKeown Memorial Lectures

Christian Tsekpoe, Lord Elorm Donkor, Eric Nyamekye , Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua

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Pickwick Publications
05 September 2024

Christianity; Pentecostal Churches; Christian theology; Christian mission & evangelism

Despite the current impressive numerical growth of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity in Africa, there remain some concerns about the extent to which the church is making the desired impact in the public space. As the church grows numerically, the African continent is ironically plagued with many regrettable stories of corruption, bad governance, sexual abuse, gender discrimination and perversion, environmental degradation, robbery, economic crisis (leading to poverty and hunger), wars, and other social vices. This paradoxical increase in vices, alongside the demographic growth of the Christian population on the continent, has caused many to question the social impact of African Christianity. Re-Visioning African Pentecostal-Charismatic Ecclesiology in the Public Sphere is a response to these observations. The contributors to this volume, who are made up of seasoned academics (theological educators and missiologists) and mission practitioners, have engaged the subject from multidisciplinary perspectives, highlighting significant contributions of African Pentecostalism while pointing out critical areas for urgent attention. The volume is intended to stimulate conversations around the church's mandate of influencing the public sphere as an agent of social transformation.

Foreword by: Eric Nyamekye, Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua, Cecil M Robeck
Edited by: Christian Tsekpoe, Lord Elorm Donkor
Imprint: Pickwick Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 322g
ISBN: 9798385210497
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 05 September 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christian Tsekpoe is a senior lecturer and head of the Centre for Ministerial Formation and Training at Pentecost University, Accra-Ghana. He has authored many articles and books. Lord Elorm Donkor is the national head of The Church of Pentecost in the UK. Prior to this position, he was the principal of the Birmingham Christian College. He has authored many peer-reviewed articles and books.

Reviews for Re-Visioning African Pentecostal-Charismatic Ecclesiology in the Public Sphere: The James McKeown Memorial Lectures

""This volume offers significant insight into the church's mission to the world from an African perspective. The richness of this book expands beyond the traditional inward, ecclesiastical mission focus to a wider communal and prophetic call of the church to the nations. Though situated within a Ghanaian Pentecostal-Charismatic context, this volume offers insightful conversations relative to the global Pentecostal and Charismatic church in the public sphere."" --Caleb Nyanni, academic dean, Birmingham Christian College ""Re-Visioning African Pentecostal-Charismatic Ecclesiology in the Public Sphere serves as a conversation starter on the church's call to positively impact society toward transformation. Thus, the book identifies and explores key issues, such as corruption, gender discrimination, the economic crisis, and other difficulties. The book speaks prophetically into not only African Pentecostal churches but also global Pentecostal-Charismatic communities."" --Julie Ma, professor of intercultural studies and missiology, Oral Roberts University