'Africa always brings us something new': a historiography of African Zionist and Pentecostal Christianities

This article outlines and interrogates the historiography, major debates, critical works, and typological disputes in the study of African Zionist and African Pentecostal Christianities. We contend that despite the many valid historiographic and typological critiques advanced in recent decades, the...

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Authors: Tishken, Joel E. 1971- (Author) ; Heuser, Andreas 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2015]
In: Religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 153-173
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Africa / Christianity / Zionism / Pentecostal churches / Historiography / History 1850-2015
RelBib Classification:AA Study of religion
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDG Free church
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Summary:This article outlines and interrogates the historiography, major debates, critical works, and typological disputes in the study of African Zionist and African Pentecostal Christianities. We contend that despite the many valid historiographic and typological critiques advanced in recent decades, the categories of Zionist and Pentecostal continue to retain validity and utility to scholars and practitioners alike.
ISSN:0048-721X
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/0048721X.2014.992110