African Pentecostalism in Catholic Belgium: Interculturality, Plurality, and Dialogue in Flanders

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Joseph Bosco Bangura

African Pentecostalism in Catholic Belgium

Interculturality, Plurality, and Dialogue in Flanders

Joseph Bosco Bangura

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
18 September 2025

Comparative religion; Pentecostal Churches

This book explores the recent rise of African Pentecostalism and its rejuvenation of the Protestant-Evangelical minority religion in a secular and liberal (Flemish) Belgium. Beginning with an overview of developments within African Pentecostalism, the author discusses how, after arriving in Belgium African Pentecostals are using pneumatic mission theologies to establish ‘migrant churches’ that interculturally engage the needs of the African diaspora in a secular Flemish Belgium. The author argues that, despite their position of marginality, followers of African Pentecostalism have attempted to dialogue with a heterogeneously diverse minority Protestant-Evangelicalism through implementing a myriad of liturgical practices reflective of the African Christian imagination. By deploying Pentecostal mission theologies, the author pivots the intercultural contributions that African Pentecostalism makes towards solidifying peaceful coexistence, respect, and dialogue in a secular, plural, and liberal (Flemish) Belgium.

By: Joseph Bosco Bangura
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781666978148
ISBN 10: 1666978140
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 18 September 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joseph Bosco Bangura is Assistant Professor of Intercultural Theology / Missiology at the Protestant Theological University, Utrecht, Netherlands, and guest assistant professor of Missiology and Chair, Church for Today and Tomorrow at the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven, Belgium.

Reviews for African Pentecostalism in Catholic Belgium: Interculturality, Plurality, and Dialogue in Flanders

In a time of rising anti-immigrant sentiments across Europe, this book offers a compelling call to deepen our understanding of African Pentecostal immigrant Christians and conceive them as new participants in the Missio Dei. Bangura addresses this need by portraying a detailed story of the lived religion of African Pentecostal communities that are part of the Protestant-Evangelical minority in Catholic Belgium (Flanders). By critically engaging with and challenging dominant Western assumptions and methodologies, this book invites the reader to take serious the voices that are emerging out of the margins and that are reshaping and revitalizing the ecclesiological landscape in today’s secular context. * Maria Verhoeff, Assistant Professor of Historical Theology | Academic Vice Dean for Education, Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven, Belgium *