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Kimbanguism An African Understanding of the Bible / Aurelien Mokoko Gampiot ; Translated by Cecile Coquet-Mokoko.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mokoko Gampiot, Aurelien, author.
- Series:
- Signifying (on) Scriptures.
- Signifying (on) Scriptures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kimbangu, Simon, 1887-1951.
- Eglise de Jesus-Christ sur la terre par le prophete Simon Kimbangu.
- Bible--Black interpretations.
- Bible.
- Christianity--Africa.
- Christianity.
- Nativistic movements--Congo (Democratic Republic).
- Nativistic movements.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 290 pages )
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, PA Penn State University Press 2017
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2017]
- Language Note:
- English.
- Biography/History:
- Mokoko Gampiot Aurélien : Aurélien Mokoko Gampiot is a scholar in the sociology of religion at the GSRL-CNRS (Sorbonne University). He is the author of two reference books on Kimbanguism for the French-speaking public.Coquet-Mokoko Cécile : Cécile Coquet-Mokoko is Associate Professor of American and African American Studies at the Université François Rabelais.Aurélien Mokoko Gampiot is a scholar in the sociology of religion at the GSRL-CNRS (Sorbonne University). He is the author of two reference books on Kimbanguism for the French-speaking public.Cécile Coquet-Mokoko is Associate Professor of American and African American Studies at the Université François Rabelais.
- Summary:
- "A comprehensive study of Kimbanguism, founded by Simon Kimbangu in 1921. Compares it to other African-initiated churches, and examines its role, alongside other global religious movements, in Black liberation"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I General Background
- 1 Europe in Africa
- 2 African Responses: The Birth of African Christianities
- 3 Kimbanguism as a Social Movement
- Part II Kimbanguism and the Bible
- 4 The Three Sources of Kimbanguist Theology
- 5 The Identity of Simon Kimbangu in the Contemporary Kimbanguist Faith
- 6 Miraculous Healing and Worship
- Part III Expressions of Kimbanguist Messianism
- 7 Kimbanguist Prophetism, Messianism, and Millenarianism
- 8 A Theology of Identity Reconstruction in a Global Context
- 9 Reclaiming Kimbangu’s Prophetic Heritage
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-286) and index.
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780271079707
- 0271079703
- OCLC:
- 1080550956
- Access Restriction:
- Unrestricted online access
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