

On the other hand, so-called “enchanted” forms of prosperity refute Weber’s central claim of modern societies. On one hand, the phenomenon inspires entrepreneurship and individual autonomy. Scholars have persistently invoked Weber’s Protestant Ethic yet findings reveal the prosperity gospel in Africa challenges dominant conceptualizations of modernity. The role of African Neo-Pentecostalism in effecting modernity through its widespread “prosperity gospel” remains inconclusive.
