| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 299 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part 1 : The use of Biblical texts in perpetuating the commercialisation of religion -- The strategies of commercialization: Texts and prophecies with special reference to 1 Sam 9:6-13 / Kelebogile Thomas Resane -- God or Mammon? The theological problem of obsession with money in African neo-Pentecostal prophetism / Collium Banda -- "The love of money is 'NOT' the root of all kinds of evil": A critical discourse and thematic analysis of materialism in some Neo-Pentecostal churches / Mercy Bvuma -- Part 2: Prosperity Gospel and the Commercialisation of Religion -- The gospel and money: A neo-Pentecostal reading of Luke-Acts / Joel Mokhoathi -- Miracle prosperity and business practices of Africa's prosperity teachers / Marius Nel -- Representing prosperity gospel in South African news media: A discursive reading / Sphesihle Blessing Khanyile -- Part III: The Economic Challenges and the Commercialisation of Religion -- Gospel on sale / Themba Shingange -- Socio-economic conditions: The rationale behind the financial abuses in neo-Pentecostal churches in the South African context / David Mulutsi -- Clergy livelihood in neo-Pentecostalism: A historical reconstruction in the urban and township contexts / Modisa Mzondi -- Community empowerment versus individual success among neo-Pentecostal pastors in South Africa / Manyaka Boshielo -- Part IV. Theological Reflections and Implications on the Commercialisatin of Religion -- Commercial praxis of neo-Pentecostal churches and the prosperity gospel / Lufuluvhi Mudimeli, Mashudu E. Muthivhi and Gordon James -- Imago Dei and consumership in neo-prophetic Pentecostal churches / Simesihle Ngubane -- Indigenous belief systems, commercialisation, and new prophetic movements / Malesela Masenya -- Part V. The Commercialisation and the Regulation of Religion -- Prophets violating the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) regulations: The case of Enlightened Christian Gathering Church / Mangaliso Matshobane -- Regulating inimical religious practices: Practical realities and a constitutional conundrum / Radely Henrico |
| Summary |
Aspects of the 2017 Final Report of the South African Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL) have drawn strong criticism, particularly from South African scholars, politicians and the public. The criticism is largely regarding the constitutionality of its recommendation, which calls for regulation of the Religion to combat its abuse and commercialization. Scholars have criticized the CRL Rights Commission for hastening its investigation and releasing the final report without having a substantive understanding of what is meant by the commercialization of religion, and consequently the unconstitutional implications of the recommendation, to regulate religion. A close reading of this critique has pointed to the urgent need to assemble a cumulative body of research that examines and advances understanding of what is meant by the commercialization of religion. Accordingly, this book gathers scholarly contributions which offer valuable insights into the basics of what is meant by the commercialization of religion. Contributors examine this phenomenon from the historical roots to the manifestation in the contemporary world, particularly in South Africa. Mookgo Solomon Kgatle is a Professor at the Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology, University of South Africa, and a National Research Foundation (NRF) Y-Rated researcher (2019-2024) in African Pentecostalism. Sello Jonas Thinane is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of South Africa. Chammah J. Kaunda is Assistant Professor of World Christianity and Mission Studies at Yonsei University, Korean Republic. He is also an Extraordinary Professor at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, and a Research Fellow for the Southern African Institute for Policy and Research |
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Includes index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 6, 2023) |
| Subject |
Pentecostalism -- South Africa
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Faith movement (Hagin) -- South Africa
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Pentecostalism.
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Religion.
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South Africa -- Religion
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South Africa.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kgatle, Mookgo S., editor.
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Thinane, Jonas Sello, editor
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Kaunda, Chammah (Chammah J.), editor.
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| ISBN |
9783031418372 |
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3031418379 |
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