Beyond Belief by Elle Hardy

Beyond Belief by Elle Hardy

A fascinating exposé of the global revolution you’ve never heard of: a deep-pocketed, tech-savvy Christian movement reshaping our societies from within. How has a Christian movement, founded at the turn of the twentieth century by the son of freed slaves, become the fastest-growing religion on Earth? Pentecostalism has 600 million followers; by 2050, they’ll be one in ten people worldwide. This is the religion of the Holy Spirit, with believers directly experiencing God and His blessings: success for the mind, body, spirit and wallet. Pentecostalism is a social movement. It serves impoverished people in Africa and Latin America, and inspires anti-establishment leaders from Trump to Bolsonaro. In Australia, Europe and Korea, it throws itself into culture wars and social media, offering meaning and community to the rootless and marginalised in a fragmenting world. Reporting this revolution from twelve countries and six US states, Elle Hardy weaves a timeless tale of miracles, money and power, set in our volatile age of extremes. By turns troubling and entertaining, Beyond Belief exposes the Pentecostal agenda: not just saving souls, but transforming societies and controlling politics. These modern prophets, embedded in our institutions, have the cash and the influence to wage their holy war.

'Hardy is a first-class reporter[…] Beyond Belief makes for an often gripping story, full of twists and turns.'

-- The Sunday Times

Elle Hardy is a journalist and foreign correspondent who has reported from the United States, the former USSR, North Korea and elsewhere. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The New Republic, GQ, Lonely Planet and Foreign Policy. She co- hosted the iHeartRadio podcast False Prophets. 

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ISBN 13	9781787385894
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Titre	Beyond Belief
Auteur	Elle Hardy
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Année de publication	2024-06-20
Nombre de pages	344
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