Pentecostal and Charismatic Spiritualities and Civic Engagement in Zambia

For the past sixty years, the Pentecostal and Charismatic movement has played a major role in Zambia. In this book, Naar Mfundisi-Holloway explains the history of this development and its impact on civic engagement. She opens a discussion on church-state relations and explains how the church presented a channel of hope in the wake of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, despite having a history that eschewed civic engagement. In fact, the pandemic propelled the church to work alongside the state in the fight against the disease. Using interviews and historical analysis, this book provides valuable insight into how Pentecostal and Charismatic churches have effectively engaged matters of civic concern in Zambia dating from colonial times.

Naar M'fundisi-Holloway is an Action Researcher at the Territorial Headquarters of the Salvation Army in London, UK. She has previously worked as a qualified secondary school teacher of Religious Education, Philosophy, and Health and Social Care.

Chapter 1: Zambia's Religious Landscape.- Chapter 2: The History of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity in Zambia Pentecostal Churches.- Chapter 3: 'Zambia Shall Be Free!' Exorcizing Dictatorial Regimes, Embracing Democracy and Civic Engagement (1964-1991).- Chapter 4: 'The Hour has Come!' Born-Again Christians and Their influence on Democratic Zambia 1991-2001.- Chapter 5: Towards an Evaluation of Pentecostal and Charismatic Political Engagement Post the Chiluba Era (2001-2012).- Chapter 6: 'Zambia Shall Be Saved!' Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS.- Chapter 7: Conclusion.