This book investigates the question of human flourishing in African New Pentecostalism in South Africa. In a context marked by deep economic inequality and high unemployment, many poor South Africans rely on African New Pentecostal prophets to bring spiritual meaning to their lives. Collectively, and using various theoretical frameworks and methods, the authors of this volume analyze and critique the concept of this pursuit, and ask what can be done to challenge African New Pentecostal prophets to respond effectively.

Introduction - Collium Banda: Black Theology and Human Flourishing in South African Neo-Pentecostal Prophetism - Sello Jonas Thinane: Religion and Economy: The Nexus between the ECG Church Leader's Lavish Lifestyle and His Congregants' Human Flourishing - Bekithemba Dube: Human Unflourishing at Universal Church of the Kingdom of God: A Decoloniality Approach - Sphesihle Khanyile: From Christianity to Plentianity: Reading Discourses of Human Flourishing, Prosperity Gospel, and Black Emancipation in King HQ Nala's Virtual Sermons - Sibusiso Masondo: Blessing Seekers or Bounty Hunters?: The Case of the Followers of Prosperity Preachers in South Africa - Kelebogile Resane: Human Flourishing in African Pentecostal Prophetism: Authentic or a Fallacy? - Abraham Modisa Mkhondo Mzondi: "Not yet Uhuru": Looking at the Poor, Ubuntu, African Pentecostal Prophetism and Human Flourishing in the Post-1990 South African Context - Marius Nel: Prophetic Neo-Pentecostal Churches and the Theodicy Challenge - Mookgo S. Kgatle, Anthony Reddie, and Collium Banda: Epilogue - Notes on Contributors - Index.