Beyond Belief - Elle Hardy

Beyond Belief

How Pentecostal Christianity Is Taking Over the World

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Buch | Softcover
344 Seiten
2024
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78738-589-4 (ISBN)
18,65 inkl. MwSt
A fascinating exposé of the global revolution you’ve never heard of: a deep-pocketed, tech-savvy Christian movement reshaping our societies from within.



How has a Christian movement, founded at the turn of the twentieth century by the son of freed slaves, become the fastest-growing religion on Earth? Pentecostalism has 600 million followers; by 2050, they’ll be one in ten people worldwide. This is the religion of the Holy Spirit, with believers directly experiencing God and His blessings: success for the mind, body, spirit and wallet.

Pentecostalism is a social movement. It serves impoverished people in Africa and Latin America, and inspires anti-establishment leaders from Trump to Bolsonaro. In Australia, Europe and Korea, it throws itself into culture wars and social media, offering meaning and community to the rootless and marginalised in a fragmenting world.

Reporting this revolution from twelve countries and six US states, Elle Hardy weaves a timeless tale of miracles, money and power, set in our volatile age of extremes. By turns troubling and entertaining, Beyond Belief exposes the Pentecostal agenda: not just saving souls, but transforming societies and controlling politics. These modern prophets, embedded in our institutions, have the cash and the influence to wage their holy war.

Elle Hardy is a journalist and foreign correspondent who has reported from the United States, the former USSR, North Korea and elsewhere. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The New Republic, GQ, Lonely Planet and Foreign Policy. She co-hosted the iHeartRadio podcast False Prophets. 

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt Religion / Theologie Christentum Kirchengeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie Volkskunde
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 1-78738-589-2 / 1787385892
ISBN-13 978-1-78738-589-4 / 9781787385894
Zustand Neuware
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