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Schism and Renewal in Africa: An Analysis of Six Thousand Contemporary Religious Movements

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Divinity Atlas. "Schism and Renewal in Africa: An Analysis of Six Thousand Contemporary Religious Movements." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/schism-and-renewal-in-africa-an-analysis-of-six-thousand-contemporary-religious-movements.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Schism and Renewal in Africa: An Analysis of Six Thousand Contemporary Religious Movements. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/schism-and-renewal-in-africa-an-analysis-of-six-thousand-contemporary-religious-movements

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@misc{divinityatlas-schism-and-renewal-in-africa-an-analysis,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Schism and Renewal in Africa: An Analysis of Six Thousand Contemporary Religious Movements},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/schism-and-renewal-in-africa-an-analysis-of-six-thousand-contemporary-religious-movements},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

David B. Barrett was a missiologist and statistician of world religion, and this academic book, published by Oxford University Press's Nairobi office, is a large scale analytical survey of independent African Christian churches and prophetic movements, drawing on Barrett's own extensive continent wide data collection covering thousands of distinct movements. Its strength is genuinely comparative scope, Barrett gathered systematic data across a huge range of movements rather than presenting a small number of case studies, letting patterns across the whole phenomenon emerge. Its limit is that a survey working at this scale necessarily sacrifices depth on any single movement, and the specific figures and classifications reflect the state of Barrett's data collection as of the late 1960s, so a claim about any one movement's current state needs a more recent, focused source.

Facts

Citation

Author

David B. Barrett

Publisher

Oxford University Press, Nairobi

Publication Year

1968

URL

https://scispace.com/papers/schism-and-renewal-in-africa-31lskx1fpy

Source Type

academic monograph

Assessment

Reliability Tier

David Barrett's statistical survey and analysis of six thousand independent contemporary African religious movements, from Oxford University Press.

Notes

Barrett's statistical survey and analysis of six thousand independent contemporary African religious movements.

Claims Backed By This Source (85 claims)

This source backs 85 claims across the atlas. As facts: 65 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 6 holds, 2 connected. Plus 11 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Denominations, 25 claims: 20 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 2 holds, 2 general references.
Historical Figures, 18 claims: 12 well-attested, 3 holds, 3 general references.
Articles, 13 claims: 11 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
Pilgrimage Routes, 10 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 general references.
Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
Open Questions, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
Years, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
Doctrines, 1 claims: 1 general references.
Religious Movements, 1 claims: 1 general references.