How We Fell For Pastors and Why We Stand by Them
Today we have yet another through provoking post by artist Amarkine Amarteifio discussing how charismatic pastors marketed a new brand of Christianity, and in doing so, changed the image and […]
Pentecostalism
Pentecostalism and Politics in Nigeria and Beyond
We at CIHA are delighted to offer the following excerpts from the introduction to Dr. Ebenezer Obadare’s new book, Pentecostal Republic: Religion and the Struggle for State Power in Nigeria (Zed […]
On the Theologico-Theatrical: Explaining the Convergence of Pentecostalism and Popular Culture in Nigeria
In this post first published on the Contending Modernities blog, Dr. Ebenezer Obadare discusses recent insights emerging from his research entitled […]
The Pastor as Sexual Object
In this post first published on the Contending Modernities blog, Dr. Ebenezer Obadare discusses his research entitled “The African Charismatic Revolution: […]
The Gospel of Public Image in Ghana
by Michael Perry Kweku Okyerefo
Is all that Pentecostalism has to offer a parochial religious orientation that has no effect on issues of development or public well-being? Conflating Pentecostalism with the […]
Electoral Theologies: Pentecostal Pastors and the 2015 Presidential Election in Nigeria
by Ebenezer Obadare
In the end, the 28 March 2015 presidential election in Nigeria was a perfect anti-climax. Not only did the widespread post-election anarchy confidently foretold by leading commentators and […]
In the News: African Traditional Religion and the “Modern” World
Ghanaian priest Nana Kwaku Bonsam is the subject of the below articles. His work in Ghana and his year-long stay in the Bronx has highlighted the popularity of African Traditional […]