This article focuses on Bretherton’s treatment of Pentecostalism and Black Power and how they conceive and challenge notions of democracy, citizenship and capitalism. Recognising the ‘tensional’ relationship between democracy and Christianity, I explore his treatment of Pentecostalism and capitalism. I am sympathetic to Bretherton’s analysis of the socio-political transformation Pentecostalism offers, but point to regressive influences associated with the ‘prosperity gospel’. Relating his treatment of Black Power to the wider ‘Black radical tradition’, I conclude with reference to political activism in the UK.

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黑人和五旬节派的力量：与布雷瑟顿的接触

本文重点介绍布雷瑟顿对五旬节派和黑人权力的处理，以及他们如何构想和挑战民主、公民权和资本主义的概念。认识到民主与基督教之间的“紧张”关系，我探讨了他对五旬节主义和资本主义的处理。我赞同布雷瑟顿对五旬节派所提供的社会政治转变的分析，但指出与“成功福音”相关的倒退影响。将他对黑人权力的处理与更广泛的“黑人激进传统”联系起来，我以英国的政治激进主义作为结论。