Transnational Africana Christianities: A Response

The following response to articles by Michael Perry Kweku Okyerefo and Babatunde Adedibu first situates these two case studies within the larger phenomenon of African-led diasporic and transnational churches in the contemporary world. The response emphasizes the simultaneously local and global nature of ideas, persons, and practices in contemporary African-led congregations in the diaspora. Outlining the limits of scholarly approaches to African-led religious institutions that privilege the analysis of Pentecostal churches over other African-led congregations, I identify several research questions that are either obscured or ignored by these still useful essays.