Past pentecostalism: Notes on rupture, realignment, and everyday life in pentecostal and African independent churches

Africa

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-199

  Engelke, Matthew ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRISTIANITY; CHURCH ROLE; DECISION MAKING; INDEPENDENCE;

AFRICA;

EID: 77952893639     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: 17500184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/afr.2010.0201     Document Type: Article

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