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Dickow

Religion and Attitudes towards Life in South Africa

Pentecostals, Charismatics and Reborns
In collaboration with Petra Bauerle, Theodor Hanf and Valerie Moller. Translated by John Richardson
Nomos,  2012, 214 Pages

ISBN 978-3-8329-7049-9


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The work is part of the series Studien zu Ethnizität, Religion und Demokratie (Volume 13)
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englischWorldwide the Pentecostal Movement is attracting more and more followers. This study examines attitudes of members of the new Pentecostal Churches, of Charismatics and born-again Christians towards society, economics and politics in post-Apartheid South Africa as well as their religiosity, their religious self-perception and their social engagement. It involved conducting interviews with church leaders as well as a country-wide representative survey to enable comparison with members of other churches. An additional survey with the same questionnaire was carried out among members of a prototype, new charismatic church in Soweto. As a result of their experiences in the Apartheid era members of the new Pentecostal Churches tend to be more democratic and more critical of their political leaders than in other countries. Pentecostal Churches often take an active interest in public affairs, assuming social responsibility, and forming a social and economic network for their ambitious members. They could well play an important role in the continuing reconciliation process in South Africa.

»Durch seinen breit gefächerten Zugang zu religiös motivierten sozio-politischen Interaktionen und Einstellungen in post-Apartheid Südafrika bietet "Religion and Attitudes torwards Life in South Africa" fundierte interdisziplinäre Hintergründe, die das Buch zu einer sehr hilfreichen weiterführenden Lektüre für die Analyse aktueller Entwicklungen in Südafrika sowohl in theologischer als auch in anthropologischer, politischer und sozialer Perspektive machen.«
Andrea Fröchtling, ZMiss 4/12

»Was Helga Dickow und ihre Mitstreiter(innen) zu Tage gefördert und erfreulicherweise nicht hinter politologischen Formulierungen versteckt, sondern geordnet im Wortlaut präsentieren, ist geeignet, den Lesern eine neue Dimension der gesellschaftlichen Realität Südafrikas zu erschließen.«
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