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Record Nr.

UNINA9910169192203321

Autore

Mokoko Gampiot Aurelien

Titolo

Kimbanguism : An African Understanding of the Bible / / Aurelien Mokoko Gampiot ; Translated by Cecile Coquet-Mokoko

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, PA, : Penn State University Press, 2017

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2017]

©[2017]

ISBN

9780271079707

0271079703

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 290 pages )

Collana

Signifying (on) Scriptures

Disciplina

289.9/3

Soggetti

Christianity - Africa

Nativistic movements - Congo (Democratic Republic)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-286) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I General Background -- 1 Europe in Africa -- 2 African Responses: The Birth of African Christianities -- 3 Kimbanguism as a Social Movement -- Part II Kimbanguism and the Bible -- 4 The Three Sources of Kimbanguist Theology -- 5 The Identity of Simon Kimbangu in the Contemporary Kimbanguist Faith -- 6 Miraculous Healing and Worship -- Part III Expressions of Kimbanguist Messianism -- 7 Kimbanguist Prophetism, Messianism, and Millenarianism -- 8 A Theology of Identity Reconstruction in a Global Context -- 9 Reclaiming Kimbangu’s Prophetic Heritage -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

"A comprehensive study of Kimbanguism, founded by Simon Kimbangu in 1921. Compares it to other African-initiated churches, and examines its role, alongside other global religious movements, in Black liberation"--Provided by publisher.