T. Lawanson

Informal elite urbanism and Pentecostal city-making: Rethinking ‘religious gentrification’ in Lagos (Nigeria)

This article examines the transformation of Onike, a central Lagos neighbourhood, through the presence and expansion of the Pentecostal mega-church Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM). The paper engages with the concept of ‘religious gentrification’ to describe how MFM religious actors, operating as ‘informa...