...the interconnections between American Pentecostalism and Nigerian Pentcostalism do not necessarily result in what could be considered as an ideological or a doctrinal imposition within the Nigerian context, given that Christianity as a world religion shares certain features in common across cultures and boundaries. In the contemporary global world, these increased interconnections between religious groups may be self-initiated, direct contacts between religious groups or may be facilitated vicariously through the media. Global Pentecostalism thus falls into the realm of what Karla Poewe has described as a form of global culture. America-centric scholars have sometimes adopted a Western anthropological approach that suggests external influences account for the vibrancy of contemporary Pentecostals in Africa. In this way they imply that influence merely flows one way - from the United States to Africa - while ruling out other possible directionalities. It is important, therefore, to more from a superficial analysis of African Pentecostalism as a derivative of American capitalist and corporate culture and examine, instead, the internal dynamics of African Pentecostal movements...
Matthews A. Ojo, “American Pentecostalism and the Growth of Pentecostal-Charismatic Movements in Nigeria,” American Protestants and Post-Colonial Alliances with Africa, p. 155.
