Archive for the 'books' Category

Global Pentecostalism

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

New Publication 2007 Fall

Donald E. Miller and Tetsunao Yamamori
Global Pentecostalism: The New Face of Christian Social Engagement
Includes DVD
Published by University of California Press

African Gifts of the Spirit

Monday, November 13th, 2006

David Maxwell
African Gifts of the Spirit: Pentecostalism and the Rise of a Zimbabwean Transnational Religious Movement

Oxford: James Currey Publishers
Paper 0-85255-966-6; Cloth 0-85255-965-8
Athens, OH: Ohio Univerisity Press
Paper 0-8214-1738-X
Harare: Weaver Press

‘... a path breaking major work tracing the tangled roots of a significant religious movement in Zimbabwe and beyond and setting it in the worldwide web of [...]

Playful Religion

Friday, July 7th, 2006

Playful Religion: Challenges for the Study of Religion
Anton van Harskamp, Miranda Klaver, Johan Roeland & Peter Versteeg (eds), Delft: Eburon, 2005.

“It is common to consider religion to be a really serious matter. However, even the most serious religion does have playful aspects! In every religion, a niche has been reserved for the basic human capacity [...]