Persistence and change in contemporary African religion
Persistence and change in contemporary African religion
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10.1177/0037768604043004
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2004-06-01
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0.9
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Gifford, P
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作者：
Gifford, P
近年来，撒哈拉以南非洲地区的宗教形势发生了巨大变化。新的（超凡魅力的）教会到处都在激增，而这是以牺牲基督教的其他分支为代价的。可以将其视为代际变化;第一代是使命教会，第二代是非洲独立（或建制）教会，大约在20世纪60年代达到顶峰，第三代是这些魅力教会。作者考察了这种新基督教的性质，在其所有的多样性。他认为，它的主要特征是强调成功或财富，以及“被施了魔法”的想象力的持续存在，这种想象力认为精神力量无处不在。他声称，这种基督教的出现与非洲的经济困境及其政治边缘化是分不开的。
In recent years the religious scene in Sub-Saharan Africa has changed enormously. Everywhere new (charismatic) churches are proliferating, and at the expense of other strands of Christianity. It is possible to see this as generational change; the first generation being the mission churches, the second, the African Independent (or Instituted) Churches which peaked about the 1960s, and the third, these charismatic churches. The author examines the nature of this new Christianity, in all its diversity. He argues that its main characteristics are an emphasis on success or wealth, and the persistence of the "enchanted" imagination which sees spiritual forces at work everywhere. He claims that the emergence of this Christianity cannot be divorced from the economic plight of Africa and its political marginalization.