Book presentation: African Pentecostalism in Catholic Belgium
Basco Bangura will be presenting his book 'African Pentecostalism in Catholic Belgium' on 16 February. The book explores the recent rise of African Pentecostalism and its rejuvenation of the Protestant-Evangelical minority religion in a secular and liberal (Flemish) Belgium.
Intercultural contributions
Beginning with an overview of developments within African Pentecostalism, the author discusses how, after arriving in Belgium, African Pentecostals are using pneumatic mission theologies to establish 'migrant churches' that interculturally engage the needs of the African diaspora in a secular Flemish Belgium.
The author argues that, despite their position of marginality, followers of African Pentecostalism have attempted to dialogue with a heterogeneously diverse minority Protestant-Evangelicalism through implementing a myriad of liturgical practices reflective of the African Christian imagination. By deploying Pentecostal mission theologies, the author pivots the intercultural contributions that African Pentecostalism makes towards solidifying peaceful coexistence, respect, and dialogue in a secular, plural, and liberal (Flemish) Belgium.
About the author
Dr. Bosco Bangura is Assistant Professor of Intercultural Theology/Missiology at the Protestant Theological University, Utrecht, Netherlands, and holds the Chair of the Church for Today and Tomorrow at the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven, Belgium.
African Pentecostalism in Catholic Belgium is published by Bloomsbury.
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