Globalization and Asian Pentecostalism in the Twenty-First Century

This article aims to explore the development of Pentecostalism in Asia under the tide of globalization since the beginning of the twenty-first century. It will do so in three sections. First, it investigates megachurches and the prosperity gospel in Asian countries and regions that enjoy a greater e...

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Main Author: Au, Connie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2020
In: Pneuma
Year: 2020, Volume: 42, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 500-520
RelBib Classification:AF Geography of religion
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBM Asia
KDG Free church
RB Church office; congregation
RJ Mission; missiology
SA Church law; state-church law
Further subjects:B Coronavirus
B Prosperity Gospel
B Migration
B Globalization
B neo-capitalism
B Mission
B Megachurches
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Summary:This article aims to explore the development of Pentecostalism in Asia under the tide of globalization since the beginning of the twenty-first century. It will do so in three sections. First, it investigates megachurches and the prosperity gospel in Asian countries and regions that enjoy a greater extent of liberty and where neo-capitalism has emerged. Second, the article discusses the situation of Pentecostalism in countries ruled by totalitarian regimes. Pentecostalism cannot grow freely there, but it is relatively safe for Pentecostals to provide humanitarian relief and social services. Third, the article illustrates how migration as a major phenomenon of globalization has influenced pentecostal mission. It focuses on African Pentecostals who engage in trades in China and the Filipino/a Charismatics who are migrant workers. In the conclusion, the article discusses how the coronavirus pandemic has been reshaping globalization and Pentecostalism and offers a possible way to see the future.
ISSN:1570-0747
Contains:Enthalten in: Pneuma
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700747-bja10022