Health, Wealth, and Power in an African Diaspora Church in Canada
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
by Thomas Aechtner.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2015
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
(VIII, 104 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
Religion and global migrations.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Now We Are Coming: Global Pentecostalism and the New African Diaspora; 2 Beliefs and Practices: The Prosperity Gospel and Holy Spirit Power; 3 One in Worship: Recapitulation, Transnational Identities, and Christian Pan-Africanism; 4 Not Even a Single Enemy: Homeland, Mission, and Responses to Racism; 5 The Spirit's Utility: Expressed Functionalism and APCC's Future; References; Index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book investigates an African diaspora Christian community in Calgary, Alberta, and explores the ways in which the church's beliefs and practices impact the lives of its migrant congregation. In particular, it reveals the church's pronounced concern with the utility of the Prosperity Gospel and Holy Spirit Power.