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Health, Wealth, and Power in an African Diaspora Church in Canada

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  • © 2015

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  1. Thomas Aechtner

    1. University of Queensland, Australia

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Part of the book series: Religion and Global Migrations (RGM)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Now We Are Coming: Global Pentecostalism and the New African Diaspora

    • Thomas Aechtner
    Pages 1-20

  3. Beliefs and Practices: The Prosperity Gospel and Holy Spirit Power

    • Thomas Aechtner
    Pages 21-39

  4. One in Worship: Recapitulation, Transnational Identities, and Christian Pan-Africanism

    • Thomas Aechtner
    Pages 40-59

  5. Not Even a Single Enemy: Homeland, Mission, and Responses to Racism

    • Thomas Aechtner
    Pages 60-79

  6. The Spirit’s Utility: Expressed Functionalism and APCC’s Future

    • Thomas Aechtner
    Pages 80-92

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 93-104
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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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  • University of Queensland, Australia

    Thomas Aechtner

About the author

Thomas Aechtner is Lecturer in History of Religious Thought in the School of History, Philosophy, Religion & Classics at the University of Queensland, Australia.

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