Jesus for Zanzibar: Narratives of Pentecostal (Non-)Belonging, Islam, and Nation

Hans Olsson, Ph.D. (2017), Lund University, is a post-doctoral researcher at the Centre of African Studies, University of Copenhagen. His work in Tanzania and Zanzibar has produced several publications, including The Politics of Interfaith Institutions in Contemporary Tanzania (Swedish Science Press, 2011).

• AcknowledgementsAbbreviationsList of FiguresSwahili Glossary1 Introduction1 Pentecostal Christianity in Africa2 A Relational Approach3 Fieldwork2 The Scene1 The Swahili Coast, Zanzibar, and Struggles for Belonging2 Uamsho: Islamic Awakening3 Christianity in Zanzibar3 The Migrant1 The Precarious Search for a Better Life2 Becoming Saved3 Salvation and the Good Life4 The Church1 The Pastor2 Spiritual Kin3 A Vital Participation?5 The Public1 The CCC Goes Public2 Violence3 The Quest to Make Public6 The Union1 Pentecostal Approaches to the Union2 Christianity, Islam, and the Secular Union3 The Union and Religious Difference7 Narratives of Pentecostal (Non-)Belonging1 Pentecostal Christianity as a Second Culture2 Temporalities, Shifting Statuses, and the Impact of Mission3 “Jesus for Zanzibar”BibliographyInterview List: Members of the City Christian CenterOther InterviewsSermonsCited Material