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Nenilava, Prophetess of Madagascar
Her Life and the Ongoing Revival She Inspired
by James B. Vigen and Sarah Hinlicky Wilson
Imprint: Pickwick Publications
James B. Vigen is a retired ELCA pastor living in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Vigen served as a missionary in Madagascar from 1978–1996, where he served as an evangelist and later a seminary director and professor. Vigen has also served as a pastor of an ecumenical, English-speaking congregation in Stavanger, Norway, and an adjunct professor at the School of Mission and Theology of the Norwegian Missionary Society. Vigen authored the articles on the Fifohazana and on Madagascar for the Dictionary of Luther and the Lutheran Traditions (2017).
Sarah Hinlicky Wilson is Associate Pastor at Tokyo Lutheran Church and Visiting Professor of the Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg, France. She co-hosts the podcast Queen of the Sciences: Conversations between a Theologian and Her Dad. She is the author of A Guide to Pentecostal Movements for Lutherans (2016).
“This work is a valuable introduction to both the life and prophetic ministry of Volahavana Germaine ‘Nenilava’ and to the comparative study of revival-inspired Lutheranism in Madagascar and Western-based Christianity. It will certainly open the way to further in-depth study on the subject of revival, or awakening to the power of God.”
—Péri Rasolondraibe, Honorary President of the Malagasy Protestant Church in France (FPMA)
“If you need to know the foundation of the ‘revival movement’ in Madagascar, this book is for you. As a shepherd-exorcist, I recommend this assiduous task by Dr. James Vigen and Dr. Sarah Hinlicky Wilson. I personally know them from their missionary services at different theological seminaries in Madagascar. I am so glad that this book has finally made it to its completion.”
—Toromare Mananato, Vice General Secretary of the Malagasy Lutheran Church
“James Vigen and Sarah Hinlicky Wilson manage to combine a captivating life story of Nenilava, a Lutheran revival leader in Madagascar, with thought-provoking theological reflection on African Christianity. The role of biography in shaping Christian theology in an African context and an exploration of critical issues such as the connection between confessional Lutheranism and charismatic experience find a meaningful place in this important work. Excellent reading for students of African Christianity, theological schools, and church groups.”
—Samuel Deressa, Assistant Professor of Theology, Concordia University, St. Paul
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