Commercialisation of Religion in South Africa A Pentecostal Approach
Scholars have criticized the CRL Rights Commission for hastening its investigation and releasing the final report without having a substantive understanding of what is meant by the commercialization of religion, and consequently the unconstitutional implications of the recommendation, to regulate re...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2023, 2023
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2023 |
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Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Part 1 : The use of Biblical texts in perpetuating the commercialisation of religion
- Chapter 2: A Piece Of Silver For The Man Of God To Tell Us The Way To Go (1 Sam 9:6-13). -Chapter 3: Serving money over God in Matthew 6:24. - Chapter 4: “The love of money is ‘NOT’ the root of all evil”: some Neo-Pentecostal pastors contradicting 1 Timothy 6:10 in support of materialism
- Part 2: Prosperity gospel and the commercialisation of religion
- Chapter 5: The business practices of Africa’s prosperity teachers
- Chapter 6: Newschapter Opinion Pieces on Prosperity Gospel in South Africa: Critical Reflections, Representations, and Ideology
- Chapter 7: Manipulation of the prosperity message through the sales of sacred products
- Part 3: The economic challenges and commercialisation of religion
- Chapter 8: Socio-economic conditions: The rationale behind the financial abuses
- Chapter 9: The Gospel and Money
- Chapter 10: The riches ofsome Neo-pentecostal pastors versus ‘Moruti le tlala’
- Chapter 11: Community empowerment in contrast to individual success among Neo- Pentecostal pastors in South Africa
- Part 4: Theological reflections and implications on the commercialisation of religion
- Chapter 12: Commercial Praxis within Neo-Pentecostal Churches: A Practical Theological Assessment
- Chapter 13: Let us make God in our own image: Reflections on uncommon practices in some Neo-Charismatic/Pentecostal Churches in South Africa
- Chapter 14: The impact of the African traditional belief systems on congregants in promoting commercialisation of Christian religious services
- Part 5: The commercialisation and the regulation of religion
- Chapter 15: The violation of the South African Revenue Services by some Neo-Pentecostal pastors
- Chapter 16: Regulating inimical religious practices and protecting religious freedoms: Practical realities and a constitutional conundrum