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Who is rising? Popular critiques of the economic power of mega-churches in Ghana

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: With its origins in American evangelical culture, the charismatic Christian mega-church has found fertile ground for expansion in Africa. The increasing influence of these churches – not only over their own parishioners but also over important aspects of local life – is starting to draw criticism, including of some more prominent pastors.

Source: Graduate Institute Geneva Institutional Repository (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)

DOI: 10.71609/iheid-tbjs-1665

Author: Kauppinen, Anna-Riikka

Institution: Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Language: English

Topic: Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies

Subfield: Religious studies

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7079981613

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