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Mafanikio Theology: Learning Prosperity with Tanzanian Women

Mafanikio Theology: Learning Prosperity with Tanzanian Women

Davis, Tamie

Paperback

Series: Studies in Theology

Christian LivingGeneral Christianity

Publisher Price: $38.99

ISBN10: 1786410451
ISBN13: 9781786410450
Publisher: Langham Academic
Published: Jun 30 2025
Pages: 326
Weight: 0.96
Height: 0.68 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

While the prosperity gospel is thought to be widespread in Africa, there has been little scholarship exploring the variations in prosperity theologies across the continent or the impact of such theologies at a grassroots level.

In this study, Dr. Tamie Davis uses ethnographic methods, including participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and focus groups, to synthesize the prosperity (mafanikio) theology embraced by female graduates of the Tanzania Fellowship of Evangelical Students (TAFES). Taking an appreciative approach, Davis examines mafanikio theology's hermeneutical framework and historical and cultural influences, highlighting its commonalities and discontinuities with other prosperity theologies and bringing it into conversation with alternative models of holism. So doing, she demonstrates that this indigenous Tanzanian theology offers a holistic alternative to proliferate versions of the prosperity gospel by emphasizing both human flourishing and devotion to Christ. Mafanikio theology thus integrates prosperity into a holistic life of discipleship, emphasizing biblical grounding and encouraging hard work and perseverance.

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