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Thursday 20 January 2022

Christianity’s centre of gravity has shifted to the Global South.

 

Christianity’s centre of gravity has shifted to the Global South. Prosperity churches, ‘born again’ politicians, prophets, healers and exorcists are now typical expressions of Christianity worldwide. What do these changes mean for our understanding of the world’s largest religion, in particular with regard to secularism, politics, and international development? Drawing on examples from Africa, the lecture shows how these movements challenge established notions of Christian doctrine and institutional order, and how contemporary Christianity reflects the wider fragmentations and imbalances of the modern world.

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Nnenna Okore, Hide, 2014. Ceramic and burlap, 216 x 280 x 31 cm. Courtesy October Gallery London
Camden 30th January – 1st March, 2025

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“It is easy to follow, but it is uninteresting to do easy things. We find out about ourselves…