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Research Outputs (Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology): Recent submissions

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Re-imagining a new social contract to address exclusion and marginalisation in Africa Insights from the “Golden Rule and Ubuntu” as value Frameworks’. Missionalia, Vol. 50 (1), pp. 119-135.

Mangayi, Lukwikilu Credo (AcadSa, 2022-12-20)

The question should be asked whether the glaring failures of countries in the African continent to realise constitutions’ social contracts of those countries is related to a lack of moral intelligence and competence in ...
TEN YEARS (2010 – 2020) OF EXCITING MISSIOLOGY IN SOUTH AFRICA: TRENDS AND TRAJECTORIES

Mangayi, Lukwikilu Credo (SUNJournals, 2020-11-30)

Missiology as a theological discipline is dynamic and forever evolving. This dynamism can be observed through trends and trajectories in biblical, theological, and contextual hermeneutics. The authors of this article, by ...
‘Mission as ‘saving’ abandoned infants in Johannesburg inner city: An evaluation of the Door of Hope Mission’. HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, Vol. 75(4). (Special collection: Faith based organisations)

Mangayi, Lukwikilu Credo (AOSIS, 2019-12-12)

In this study, I position the Door of Hope (DoH), an organisation which attempts to work with abandoned and orphaned children, as a faith-based organisation and attempt to determine its effectiveness in relation to missio ...
The Baptist Union of South Africa’s mission orientation in need of transformation: A scrutiny by an insider’. HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, Vol. 75(4) (Special collection: Change Agents)

Mangayi, Lukwikilu Credo (AOSIS, 2019-12-12)

This article aims to trigger a process of critical reflexive analysis relative to how colonial perspectives are played out in the contemporary mission orientation of the Baptist Union of South Africa (BUSA). It highlights ...
The Church in a Globalised Johannesburg Inner City of South Africa: Towards a Theological and Ministry Framework’, The South African Baptist Journal of Theology, Vol. 28, 33 – 51.

Mangayi, Lukwikilu Credo (Baptist Union of South Africa, 2019-09-30)

In this article, the researcher argued for a thoughtful, reflexive and integrated theological praxis befitting the ever-changing globalised innercity context of Johannesburg. In relation to mission, he highlighted ...
Encounters with homeless people in Tshwane: Participatory action research (PAR) approach in Missiological education

Mangayi, Lukwikilu Credo (UNISA Press, 2018-01)

The aim of this conceptual chapter is to contribute to the discourse on a methodological framework for missiology. It is a very preliminary attempt at exploring the applicability of participatory action research (PAR) ...
Rethinking a fundamentalist literalist reading of Mark 16:18 by some new prophetic churches

kgatle, mookgo solomon (Aosis, 2024-10-18)

Some of the New Prophetic Churches apply the fundamentalist literalist reading of the biblical text in their sermons and theology because of a lack of knowledge and application of proper reading and interpretation of ...
Pentecostalism and Covenantalism: Towards a Pneumatological Covenant Theology of Dealing with Adversity

kgatle, mookgo solomon (Noyam, 2024-10-16)

Covenant theology seeks to explore the connection between deity and humanity which spans from the time of creation to the time when God sent his son to redeem the world from sin. The main tenets of the covenant theology also ...
Are they Pentecostal? A theological perspective on the inclusion or exclusion of Zionist African Independent Churches into the Pentecostal tradition

kgatle, mookgo solomon (Africa journal, 2024-09-15)

One of the contended issues in Pentecostal studies is the exclusion or inclusion of African Independent Churches (AICs) as part of the Pentecostal tradition. This article resuscitates this old debate by looking specifically ...
Religious Tourism in the Context of Pentecostalism: Developing a Pentecostal Pneumatological Theology of Tourism

kgatle, mookgo solomon (Noyam, 2024-09-13)

Religious tourism is commonly known for the visits by believers to religious sites and pilgrimages for religious purposes. In African Pentecostalism, religious tourism is known for the movement of believers from one country ...
Black Pentecostal reflections on the inward-looking approach in classical Pentecostalism

kgatle, mookgo solomon (taylor and francis, 2024-07-17)

This article problematises the inward-looking approach adopted by classical Pentecostalism in a South African context. A literature review on White-led classical Pentecostal churches reveals that in their early development, ...
Radical economic approach in Pentecostalism: A Pentecostal response to economic difficulties

kgatle, mookgo solomon (Aosis, 2024-07-17)

Economies of the African continent have been faced with difficulties in the last decade caused by various factors including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), unemployment, poverty and so forth. In the South African ...
Pentecostal Missiology: Encountering Wounded Society through a Scholarship of Engagement

kgatle, mookgo solomon (2024-07-28)

A scholarship of engagement is an approach that connects knowledge systems to the challenges facing society in a meaningful way. This article reviews the literature on Pentecostal missiology to make a new contribution ...
Leadership by the Spirit in Pentecostalism: A transformational pneumatocracy approach

kgatle, mookgo solomon (UFS, 2024-06-29)

Pneumatology refers to the study of the Spirit within Pentecostal theology. Similarly, Pentecostals believe that pneumatology has a role to play in ecclesiastical leadership, which results in leadership through the Holy ...
A Decolonial Perspective on the Practice of Unveiling Tombstones in Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches in South Africa.

kgatle, mookgo solomon (MDPI, 2023-02-21)

Tombstone, the practice of demarcating a grave and unveiling it in some instances, has been common since ancient times. The practice is related to marking the grave in order to remember its geographical location, and ...
Consultations in New Prophetic Churches and African Traditional Religions: A Case Study of Divine Healing in Assessing Syncretistic Practices in the South African Context.

kgatle, mookgo solomon (MDPI, 2023-03-16)

New prophetic churches have a different approach to classical Pentecostalism when it comes to the practice of divine healing. Unlike classical Pentecostalism, new prophetic churches embrace the practice of consulting ...
The use of anointed products during Covid-19 lockdown: An African Pentecostal spirituality experience

kgatle, mookgo solomon (Africa journal, 2023)

The use of anointed products such as anointing oil and anointing water within the broader Pentecostal movement in world Christianity has been documented in previous studies. Traditionally, the demand for these products ...
Cultural Challenges about Migration in the Apostolic Faith Mission International Ministries United Kingdom: An Ethnographic Approach

kgatle, mookgo solomon (common ground, 2023-04-28)

Apostolic Faith Mission International (AFMI) is a classical Pentecostal denomination with branches all over the world. In Africa, it has more than one million members spread in countries like South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, ...
‘Integrating professional counseling during marriage counseling within neo-Pentecostalism’

kgatle, mookgo solomon (Aosis, 2023-05-31)

It is argued here that most couples in neo-Pentecostalism tend to consult their pastors when encountering various challenges in their marriages as opposed to professional counselling. Some would, however, opt for consulting ...
Mediatization of Dangerous Faith Practices in the New Prophetic Churches in South Africa."

Kgatle, Mookgo Solomon; kgatle, mookgo solomon (common ground, 2023-06-15)

Previous studies on media and Pentecostalism have demonstrated the role of media in the growth of the Pentecostal movement worldwide. A literature review on the mediatization of dangerous practices in the new prophetic ...

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