Mookgo Solomon Kgatle is an established scholar and Professor of Theology, currently working with the Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology, University of South Africa, South Africa. His scholarly work focuses on the historical, missiological, and theological aspects of African Pentecostalism, including African Independent Churches. Recognized as an NRF-rated scholar, he has been included in the 2023 compilation of the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide by Stanford University and Scopus.

Despite being Southern Africa's largest religious community, comparatively little is written on the Zion Christian Church. Against this background, Mookgo Solomon Kgatle's insightful monograph provides a pertinent addition to the current scholarship on the ZCC. It is a must-read for anyone wanting to engage with the ZCC and the role of ritual healing in the context of African Independent Churches in South Africa and beyond.

• Preface1. Introduction2. Zion Christian church: an overview3. Purification rituals in the Zion Christian Church 4. Protection rituals in Zion Christian Church5. Therapeutic worship in the Zion Christian Church6. Therapeutic Prophecy in Zion Christian Church 7. Social restrictions, taboos, and holiness in Zion Christian Church 8. The theology of ritual faith healing in the Zion Christian Church ReferencesIndex

Mookgo Solomon Kgatle is an established scholar and Professor of Theology, currently working with the Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology, University of South Africa, South Africa. His scholarly work focuses on the historical, missiological, and theological aspects of African Pentecostalism, including African Independent Churches. Recognized as an NRF-rated scholar, he has been included in the 2023 compilation of the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide by Stanford University and Scopus.

Despite being Southern Africa's largest religious community, comparatively little is written on the Zion Christian Church. Against this background, Mookgo Solomon Kgatle's insightful monograph provides a pertinent addition to the current scholarship on the ZCC. It is a must-read for anyone wanting to engage with the ZCC and the role of ritual healing in the context of African Independent Churches in South Africa and beyond.

• Preface1. Introduction2. Zion Christian church: an overview3. Purification rituals in the Zion Christian Church 4. Protection rituals in Zion Christian Church5. Therapeutic worship in the Zion Christian Church6. Therapeutic Prophecy in Zion Christian Church 7. Social restrictions, taboos, and holiness in Zion Christian Church 8. The theology of ritual faith healing in the Zion Christian Church ReferencesIndex

Mookgo Solomon Kgatle is an established scholar and Professor of Theology, currently working with the Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology, University of South Africa, South Africa. His scholarly work focuses on the historical, missiological, and theological aspects of African Pentecostalism, including African Independent Churches. Recognized as an NRF-rated scholar, he has been included in the 2023 compilation of the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide by Stanford University and Scopus.

Despite being Southern Africa's largest religious community, comparatively little is written on the Zion Christian Church. Against this background, Mookgo Solomon Kgatle's insightful monograph provides a pertinent addition to the current scholarship on the ZCC. It is a must-read for anyone wanting to engage with the ZCC and the role of ritual healing in the context of African Independent Churches in South Africa and beyond.

• Preface1. Introduction2. Zion Christian church: an overview3. Purification rituals in the Zion Christian Church 4. Protection rituals in Zion Christian Church5. Therapeutic worship in the Zion Christian Church6. Therapeutic Prophecy in Zion Christian Church 7. Social restrictions, taboos, and holiness in Zion Christian Church 8. The theology of ritual faith healing in the Zion Christian Church ReferencesIndex