Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Rethinking the Religious and the Political in Africa 17
6. 2. Rupture, Redemption, and the History of the Present 51
7. 3. Revival and the Postcolonial Crisis of Government 92
8. 4. God’s Subjects 128
9. 5. Born-Again Ethics and the Spirits of the Political Economy 166
10. 6. The Politics of Conviction 201
11. Conclusion 239
12. Appendix: Grace Ihere’s Testimony 245
13. Notes 265
14. Bibliography 311
15. Index 339