2005/01/01 by Adam Campbell Anderson · 3 citations
Social Sciences · Psychology · #Religion, Society, and Development #African cultural and philosophical studies #South African History and Culture #Charisma #Christianity #Ambivalence #Gender studies #Globalization #Sociology #History of religions #White (mutation) #Charismatic authority #Religious studies #History #Political science #Law #Philosophy #Social psychology #Psychology
paper · doi:10.1163/1570066052995843
openalex publication_date 2005/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/04
Abstract The new Pentecostal churches in South Africa, while not as numerically significant as those elsewhere in Africa, follow similar patterns. Tracing the rise of white megachurches in the 1980s and the subsequent emergence of black Charismatic churches similar to those found elsewhere in Africa, this article outlines their ambivalent relationship with the apartheid regime and the increasing disillusionment of black Pentecostals in the run-up to the 1994 elections. It traces the roles of Pentecostal and Charismatic leaders in the new South Africa and the impact of African Charismatic preachers from elsewhere, pilgrimages to other Pentecostal centres and other factors of globalization. After a survey of different Pentecostal churches, it discusses how new South African Pentecostals illustrate Coleman's dimensions of a globalized Charismatic Christianity.