(Sustainable) Development Through Deliverance (Ministry) in West Africa?
(Sustainable) Development Through Deliverance (Ministry) in West Africa?
Author(s): Stanisław GrodźSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Systematic Theology
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: African Initiated Churches; Neopentecostalism; sustainable development; deliverance ministry
Summary/Abstract: One might wonder what both matters named in the title have in common because they belong to two rather different world perceptions. In the conclusion of his latest book (2015) Paul Gifford still insisted that development – conceived according to the Western secularised perception – was hardly possible there, where people continue operating within the “enchanted” worldview. It seems, however, that this “impossibility” may actually become possible, although through quite a surprising twist of mind called “decolonisation of development”.
Journal: Roczniki Teologiczne
- Issue Year: 68/2021
- Issue No: 9
- Page Range: 115-129
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English