Who is rising? Popular critiques of the economic power of mega-churches in Ghana

With its origins in American evangelical culture, the charismatic Christian mega-church has found fertile ground for expansion in Africa. The increasing influence of these churches – not only over their own parishioners but also over important aspects of local life – is starting to draw criticism, including of some more prominent pastors.

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Graduate Institute Geneva Institutional Repository (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)
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2025-09-04
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https://doi.org/10.71609/iheid-tbjs-1665
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Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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Who is rising? Popular critiques of the economic power of mega-churches in Ghana

Graduate Institute Geneva Institutional Repository (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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Who is rising? Popular critiques of the economic power of mega-churches in Ghana

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Abstract

With its origins in American evangelical culture, the charismatic Christian mega-church has found fertile ground for expansion in Africa. The increasing influence of these churches – not only over their own parishioners but also over important aspects of local life – is starting to draw criticism, including of some more prominent pastors.

Graduate Institute Geneva Institutional Repository (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (CH)
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Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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