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" Health, Wealth, and Power in an African Diaspora Church in Canada "
by Thomas Aechtner.
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BL
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720206
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b539901
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by Thomas Aechtner.
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Health, Wealth, and Power in an African Diaspora Church in Canada\ by Thomas Aechtner.
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New York: Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
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Religion and global migrations.
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(VIII, 104 pages)
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1137485493
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: 1349503711
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: 9781137485496
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: 9781349503711
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Now We Are Coming: Global Pentecostalism and the New African Diaspora; 2 Beliefs and Practices: The Prosperity Gospel and Holy Spirit Power; 3 One in Worship: Recapitulation, Transnational Identities, and Christian Pan-Africanism; 4 Not Even a Single Enemy: Homeland, Mission, and Responses to Racism; 5 The Spirit's Utility: Expressed Functionalism and APCC's Future; References; Index.
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This book investigates an African diaspora Christian community in Calgary, Alberta, and explores the ways in which the church's beliefs and practices impact the lives of its migrant congregation. In particular, it reveals the church's pronounced concern with the utility of the Prosperity Gospel and Holy Spirit Power.
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Evangelicalism.
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Religion.
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Theology.
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BX8762.Z7B984 2015
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Thomas Aechtner
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