{"product_id":"9781350646889","title":"Political Pentecostalism and Faith-Based Development in Nigeria Rethinking the Postcolonial Megachurch","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePolitical Pentecostalism and Faith-Based Development in Nigeria\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRethinking the Postcolonial Megachurch\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChristopher Wadibia\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Christianity \/ Pentecostal \u0026amp; Charismatic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book examines how the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) mobilises its theological teachings, financial resources, and political interests to invest in social development in Nigeria\u003c\/b\u003e. Focusing on the megachurch's extensive portfolio of development institutions, the book explores the phenomenon of postcolonial megachurch Pentecostalism by analysing how the RCCG negotiates tensions between charity-driven social welfare and a prosperity-centred theology that underwrites large-scale commercial enterprises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on ethnographic research and interviews with with senior church leaders and officials managingRCCG-funded development institutions, the book shows how prosperity theology is not simply a doctrine of accumulation, but a strategic resource in a challenging and dysfunctional postcolonial context that enables the RCCG to bankroll an effective Pentecostal micro-state. Through investments in higher education, healthcare and public health, social welfare, and profit-generating enterprises, the RCCG compensates for Nigerian state failure while generating political capital to support a broader religious and socio-political vision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Situating these practices within the framework of third-generation Pentecostalism, the book establishes productive parallels between RCCG theology and Catholic social teaching, demonstrating how both traditions draw on religious content to shape individuals, institutions, and communities. Through offering a balanced assessment of prosperity theology and a detailed organisational analysis of RCCG development institutions, this study provides a significant contribution to scholarship on African Pentecostalism, theology, and urban development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChristopher Wadibia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis an independent scholar and private consultant based in Manchester, UK, specialising in faith-based charity and social investment. He completed a Junior Research Fellowship at Oxford and has degrees from Cambridge, Trinity College Dublin, and Georgetown. In 2016, the US Department of State awarded him a Fulbright research grant to study Muslim-Christian relations in Nigeria. His areas of expertise include the future of Christianity, religion and global development, and political Pentecostalism.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350646889\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369691611276,"sku":"9781350646889","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_96879224-accb-4287-9bf8-d1d4ca8e17e9.jpg?v=1783880169","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350646889","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}