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Despite being Southern Africa's largest religious community, comparatively little is written on the Zion Christian Church. Against this background, Mookgo Solomon Kgatle's insightful monograph provides a pertinent addition to the current scholarship on the ZCC. It is a must-read for anyone wanting to engage with the ZCC and the role of ritual healing in the context of African Independent Churches in South Africa and beyond. * Dr. Philipp Öhlmann, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany and University of Botswana, Botswana *

Despite being Southern Africa's largest religious community, comparatively little is written on the Zion Christian Church. Against this background, Mookgo Solomon Kgatle's insightful monograph provides a pertinent addition to the current scholarship on the ZCC. It is a must-read for anyone wanting to engage with the ZCC and the role of ritual healing in the context of African Independent Churches in South Africa and beyond. * Dr. Philipp Öhlmann, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany and University of Botswana, Botswana * So little is known about the Zion Christian Church, one of the largest African independent churches on the continent. This welcome study fills a gap with its rich descriptions of the rituals and practices of the church. The author is both informative and sympathetic. A standard go-to text for anyone wanting to know more. * Allan H. Anderson, University of Birmingham, UK *

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Mookgo Solomon Kgatle is an established scholar and Professor of Theology, currently working with the Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology, University of South Africa, South Africa. His scholarly work focuses on the historical, missiological, and theological aspects of African Pentecostalism, including African Independent Churches. Recognized as an NRF-rated scholar, he has been included in the 2023 compilation of the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide by Stanford University and Scopus.

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