Prosperity gospel and the culture of greed in post-colonial Africa: Constructing an alternative African Christian Theology of Ubuntu

Verbum et Ecclesia

 
 
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Title Prosperity gospel and the culture of greed in post-colonial Africa: Constructing an alternative African Christian Theology of Ubuntu
 
Creator Mashau, Thinandavha D. Kgatle, Mookgo S.
 
Subject missiology prosperity gospel; culture of greed; post-colonial Africa; African Christian Theology; Ubuntu
Description Christianity in post-colonial Africa is highly influenced and shaped by the prosperity message. The popular and materialistic gospel is sweeping across the continent like a gale-force wind, which is irresistible. Previous studies on prosperity gospel have indeed defined the concept as a global phenomenon and in an African context. This study is an interdisciplinary reflection on prosperity gospel and the culture of greed in post-colonial Africa. The study proposes the African Christian Theology of Ubuntu as an alternative to prosperity gospel. Ubuntu is prescribed here as an antidote to the culture of greed in prosperity gospel because it is a theology of life, care, solidarity, economic justice, hope and accompaniment.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The paper challenges previous missiological perspectives on prosperity gospel and the culture of greed. The study proposes an African theology of Ubuntu as an alternative to prosperity gospel because it is a practical theology of life, care, solidarity, economic justice, hope and accompaniment.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor University of South Africa
Date 2019-04-11
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — literary analysis
Format text/html application/epub+zip application/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/ve.v40i1.1901
 
Source Verbum et Ecclesia; Vol 40, No 1 (2019); 8 pages 2074-7705 1609-9982
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage post-colonial africa 21st century prosperity gospel
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