Kimbanguism

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part One: General Background

Chapter 1. Europe in Africa

Chapter 2. African responses: the birth of African Christianities

Chapter 3. Kimbanguism as a Social Movement

Part Two: Kimbanguism and the Bible

Chapter 4. The Three Sources of Kimbanguist Theology

Chapter 5. The Identity of Simon Kimbangu in Contemporary Kimbanguist Faith

Chapter 6. The Field of Miraculous Healing

PartThree: Expressions of Kimbanguist Messianism

Chapter 7. Kimbanguist Prophetism, Messianism, and Millennarianism

Chapter 8. A Theology of Identity Reconstruction in a Global Context

Chapter 9. Reclaiming Kimbangu’s Prophetic heritage

Notes

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

“This book is a refreshing, in-depth scholarly and empathetic analysis of Kimbanguism, a movement considered to be one of the most enduring African-initiated churches on the continent and in the African diaspora. Aurélien Mokoko Gampiot brilliantly explores how Kimbanguists engage the Bible on issues of ultimate and secular concerns, and he eloquently combines an insider’s knowledge with deep scholarly insights to produce an excellent book that illuminates what the movement means today for Africans and the world at large.”

—Jacob Olupona, author of City of 201 Gods: Ilé-Ifè in Time, Space, and the Imagination