Articles by Ilana van Wyk

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How Pentecostalism Explains Jacob Zuma’s Defiance and Lack of Shame
Ilana van Wyk – The Conversation, 1 Jul 2019

25 Jun 2019 – Unlike the Puritan ethic, the neo-Pentecostal ethic is consumerist in its focus. It’s an ethic that demands of its subscribers that they consume conspicuously and without “shame” as “blessed” Christians. At the same time, they have to wage spiritual war on those who undermine their “good fortune”.

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