The Newer Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches: The Shape of Future Christianity in Africa?

The Newer Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches: The Shape of Future Christianity in Africa? Allan H. Anderson The New Factor in African Christianity The role of a new and rapidly growing form of African Christianity, 1 here called "newer Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches" (NPCs), is increasingly being recognized. 2 This movement, which has only emerged since 1970, is fast becoming one of the most signiŽ cant expressions of Christianity on the continent, especially in Africa's cities. We can't under- stand African Christianity today without also understanding this latest movement of revival and renewal. Ogbu Kalu calls it the "third response" to