Last posts on richard burgess2026-11-10T08:19:32+01:00All Rights Reserved blogSpirithttps://www.hautetfort.com/https://www.hautetfort.com/explore/posts/tag/richard%20burgess/atom.xmlA lirehttp://frenchwindows.hautetfort.com/about.htmlNigerian Pentecostalism and Developmenttag:frenchwindows.hautetfort.com,2022-03-10:63706712022-03-10T00:05:00+01:002022-03-10T00:05:00+01:00 Some scholars suggest that the combination of an enchanted worldview, an...
<p><a href="http://frenchwindows.hautetfort.com/media/02/02/113994652.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img id="media-6340940" style="float: left; margin: 0.2em 1.4em 0.7em 0;" title="" src="http://frenchwindows.hautetfort.com/media/02/02/2541762709.jpg" alt="51NgiBC-n7L.jpg" /></a>Some scholars suggest that the combination of an enchanted worldview, an emphasis on miracles and prosperity teaching, and a preoccupation with evangelism discourages effective political engagement and militates against development. However, <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Nigerian-Pentecostalism-and-Development-Spirit-Power-and-Transformation/Burgess/p/book/9781138053304"><em>Nigerian Pentecostalism and Development</em> </a>argues that there is an emerging movement within contemporary Nigerian Pentecostalism which is becoming increasingly active in development practices.</p><p>This book goes on to explore the increasingly transnational approach that churches take, often seeking to build multicultural congregations around the globe, for instance in Britain and the United States. </p><p><a href="https://www.routledge.com/Nigerian-Pentecostalism-and-Development-Spirit-Power-and-Transformation/Burgess/p/book/9781138053304"><strong>Link</strong></a></p>