title: Leveraging the Deliverance Phenomenon: Penteco/Charismatic Vista.
abstract: This article reflects on the deliverance concept within Classical Pentecostalism and Neo-Pentecostalism against historical and contemporary considerations. The research design combined ethnography and case study. Participant observation and in-depth interviews were used for data collection. Findings include: overstretched demonic mentality; the notion that the Penteco/Charismatic believer cannot be possessed but could be harassed by demons; and dehumanizing situations inherent in deliverance practice. It is recommended that sanity, care and collaboration be established amongst deliverance practitioners, psychologists, psychiatrists, professional counsellors as well as other business experts to ensure a holistic deliverance practice and also to enhance the dignity and value of the deliverance ministry in Ghana and Africa at large.
authors.affiliation: Central University College, P.O Box 2305, Tema, Ghana. josephmoseskumi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Moses Kumi
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Asamoah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002977:Clergy / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005869:Ghana; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D000067496:Spirit Possession
keywords: Christians; Deliverance; Demons; Holy Spirit; Penteco/Charismatics