Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/331000 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Citation: 
[Journal:] Research in Globalization [ISSN:] 2590-051X [Volume:] 3 [Article No.:] 100068 [Year:] 2021 [Pages:] 1-10
Publisher: 
Elsevier, Amsterdam
Abstract: 
The outbreak of COVID-19 subjected prophets and the prophetic ministry to ridicule and taunts by both disenchanted Christians and non-believers alike. This study examines responses to these challenges posed by COVID-19 to prophets and the prophetic movement in Africa. The study shows that Charismatic Christianity on the continent may serve as useful resource for public education amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, but also, a source of public health misinformation and thus, create doubts, uncertainties and fear. The paper argues that, the Covid-19 pandemic has both prospects and challenges for prophecies, as well as greater implications for Charismatic Christianity in Africa.
Subjects: 
Charismatic Christianity
COVID-19
Prophets
Prophecy
Conspiracy theories
Misinformation
Public health
Faith healing
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Document Type: 
Article

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