Pentecostal Republic Religion and the Struggle for State Power in Nigeria
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Biographical note
Ebenezer Obadare is Professor of Sociology at the University of Kansas and Research Fellow at the Research Institute for Theology and Religion, University of South Africa. He is co-editor of the Journal of Modern African Studies. He is also the author of Humor, Silence, and Civil Society in Nigeria (2016), editor of The Handbook of Civil Society in Africa (2014), and co-editor of Civic Agency in Africa: Arts of Resistance in the 21st Century (2014).<p>This book achieves its goal of filling gaps created by ahistoric Pentecostal philosophical approaches by remaining entrenched firmly in a movementâs tradition while formulating a Pentecostal rationality.</p>
PentecoStudies
An accessible yet astute analysis of the profound impact that popular forms of Christianity have on the political landscape in Nigeria. A key text for anyone with an interest in contemporary Christianity, democracy and politics in Nigeria, Africa and beyond.
Adriaan van Klinken, University of Leeds
A brilliant exposĂŠ of the central role of religion, particularly Pentecostalism, in Nigeria's political landscape. The narrative is gripping and the insights compelling. A must read for any student of religion and politics.
Allan H. Anderson, University of Birmingham
A must read. Clearly argued and highly informative, there is nothing quite like it on the market given its contemporary focus. Tackling questions beyond those focused on a single religious tradition, it will find an avid scholarly readership.
Brandon Kendhammer, Ohio University
The best work on religion in Nigeria that I have read in recent years. It will have a profound impact on African studies, religion and sociology.
Jacob Olupona, Harvard Divinity School
An excellent and provocative analysis of political Pentecostalism in Nigeria. Written in eminently fluid prose, the book stages a new paradigm for the study of democracy and charismatic Christianity. Quite simply, brilliant.
Nimi Wariboko, author of Nigerian Pentecostalism
An authoritative work on the politics of Nigeriaâs Pentecostal revolution during the countryâs fourth attempt at constitutional democracy. An important text in African political studies.
Olufemi Vaughan, Amherst College
A work that combines theoretical sophistication with an elegant analysis of a complex cultural phenomenon. Obadare is a brilliant writer whose passion, conviction, and deep knowledge of Nigeriaâs political and religious terrain comes across vividly and persuasively.
Simeon O. Ilesanmi, Wake Forest University