Listing 1 - 9 of 9 |
Sort by
|
Choose an application
This book investigates the substantial and growing contribution which African Independent and Pentecostal Churches are making to sustainable development in all its manifold forms. Moreover, this volume seeks to elucidate how these churches reshape the very notion of sustainable development and contribute to the decolonisation of development. Fostering both overarching and comparative perspectives, the book includes chapters on West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, and Burkina Faso) and Southern Africa (Zimbabwe and South Africa). It aims to open up a subfield focused on African Initiated Christianity within the religion and development discourse, substantially broadening the scope of the existing literature. Written predominantly by scholars from the African continent, the chapters in this volume illuminate potentials and perspectives of African Initiated Christianity, combining theoretical contributions, essays by renowned church leaders, and case studies focusing on particular churches or regional contexts. While the contributions in this book focus on the African continent, the notion of development underlying the concept of the volume is deliberately wide and multidimensional, covering economic, social, ecological, political, and cultural dimensions. Therefore, the book will be useful for the community of scholars interested in religion and development as well as researchers within African studies, anthropology, development studies, political science, religious studies, sociology of religion, and theology. It will also be a key resource for development policymakers and practitioners. "This book investigates the substantial and growing contribution which African Independent and Pentecostal Churches are making to sustainable development in all its manifold forms. Moreover, this volume seeks to elucidate how these churches re-shape the very notion of sustainable development and contribute to the decolonization of development. Fostering both overarching and comparative perspectives, the book includes chapters on West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana and Burkina Faso), and Southern Africa (Zimbabwe and South Africa). It aims to open up a sub-field focused on African Initiated Christianity within the religion and development discourse, substantially broadening the scope of the existing literature. Written predominantly by scholars from the African continent, the chapters in this volume illuminate potentials and perspectives of African Initiated Christianity, combining theoretical contributions, essays by renowned church leaders, and case studies focusing on particular churches or regional contexts. Whilst the contributions in this book focus on the African continent, the notion of development underlying the concept of the volume is deliberately wide and multidimensional, covering economic, social, ecological, political, and cultural dimensions. Therefore, the book will be useful for the community of scholars interested in religion and development as well as researchers within African studies, anthropology, development studies, political science, religious studies, sociology of religion, and theology. It will also be a key resource for development policy-makers and practitioners"--
Economic development --- Sustainable development --- Pentecostal churches --- Independent churches --- Religious aspects --- Christianity. --- Churches, Nondenominational --- Churches, Undenominational --- Nondenominational churches --- Undenominational churches --- Christian sects --- Community churches --- Pentecostalism --- Decolonisation --- Religion --- Zimbabwe --- Nigeria --- South Africa --- Pentecostal --- Development --- Christianity --- Africa
Choose an application
Some scholars classify the Last Church of God and His Christ under the ecclesiastical-cultural bloc known as African Indigenous Churches (AICs). David Barret has divided the world's Christians into seven major ecclesiastical blocs. However, there are many large churches and denominations which do not define themselves under any of these three terms, and often reject all three. As far back as 1549 (Japan) and 1741 (USA), new types of Christianity have emerged that do not fit readily into any of these preceding six major blocs. These consist of denominations, churches and movements that have been initiated, founded and spread by black, Non-White or non-European peoples without European assistance, mainly in the Global South, but also among Black and Non-White minorities in the Western World. The African Indigenous Churches fall under this category. The aim of the book, is to examine the history of the Last Church of God and His Christ International in Malawi from its beginning (1916) through the years and to portray a picture of its current existence in its various branches: What developments and changes have taken place over the years? What has been the relationship of the church to African culture? How has the church grown or expanded? Has the church been able to maintain its unity? And what has been the relationship of the church with other churches?
Independent churches --- Churches, Nondenominational --- Churches, Undenominational --- Nondenominational churches --- Undenominational churches --- Christian sects --- Community churches --- Last Church of God and His Christ International in Malawi. --- Malawi --- Dziko la Malaŵi --- GOM (Malawi) --- Ma-la-wei --- Malaui --- Malavi --- Maraui --- Republic of Malaŵi --- República de Malawi --- Republik Malawi --- Малави --- マラウイ --- Nyasaland --- Church history.
Choose an application
Ever since the modern state of Malawi came into existence more than a hundred years ago, religion has played its role in the history of the country, and has interacted with politics and society in many ways, such as with the early Blantyre Mission, the Chilembwe Rising, and the struggle against the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyassaland. This book presents two preachers, Elliot Kamwana and Wilfred Gudu, who, in their different ways and at different times, challenged British colonial power which ruled over Malawi at that time.
Prophets --- Independent churches --- Churches, Nondenominational --- Churches, Undenominational --- Nondenominational churches --- Undenominational churches --- Christian sects --- Community churches --- Minor prophets --- Prophethood --- Seers --- Persons --- Gudu, Wilfrid. --- Kamwana, Elliot. --- Malawi --- Dziko la Malaŵi --- GOM (Malawi) --- Ma-la-wei --- Malaui --- Malavi --- Maraui --- Republic of Malaŵi --- República de Malawi --- Republik Malawi --- Малави --- マラウイ --- Nyasaland --- Church history --- Religion.
Choose an application
Text and Authority in the South African Nazaretha Church tells the story of one of the largest African churches in South Africa, Ibandla lamaNazaretha, or Church of the Nazaretha. Founded in 1910 by charismatic faith-healer Isaiah Shembe, the Nazaretha church, with over four million members, has become an influential social and political player in the region. Deeply influenced by a transnational evangelical literary culture, Nazaretha believers have patterned their lives upon the Christian Bible. They cast themselves as actors who enact scriptural drama upon African soil. But Nazaretha believers also believe the existing Christian Bible to be in need of updating and revision. For this reason, they have written further scriptures - a new 'Bible' - which testify to the miraculous work of their founding prophet, Shembe. Joel Cabrita's book charts the key role that these sacred texts play in making, breaking and contesting social power and authority, both within the church and more broadly in South African public life.
Independent churches --- Churches, Nondenominational --- Churches, Undenominational --- Nondenominational churches --- Undenominational churches --- Christian sects --- Community churches --- Shembe, Isaiah, --- Shembe, Isaya, --- Shembe, Isiah, --- Church of the Nazarites --- amaNazaretha Church --- Bandla lamaNazaretha --- Church of the amaNazaretha --- Holy Church of Nazareth Baptists --- iBandla amaNazaretha --- iBandla lamaNazaretha --- iBandla zamaNazaretha --- Nazareth Baptist Church --- Nazarite Church --- Shembe Church --- Shembe Nazareth Baptist Church --- Zulu Nazareth Baptist Church --- History. --- Sacred books.
Choose an application
Ecclesiology --- Africa --- Independent churches --- Ecumenical movement --- Christianity --- Church history --- 266.2*0 <6> --- -Ecumenical movement --- -Independent churches --- -Churches, Nondenominational --- Churches, Undenominational --- Nondenominational churches --- Undenominational churches --- Christian sects --- Community churches --- Ecumenism --- Movement, Ecumenical --- Oecumenical movement --- Church --- Christian union --- Religions --- Lokale theologieën. Indigenisatie. Acculturatie--(algemeen)--Afrika --- -Eastern Hemisphere --- -266.2*0 <6> --- -Lokale theologieën. Indigenisatie. Acculturatie--(algemeen)--Afrika --- -Church history --- 266.2*0 <6> Lokale theologieën. Indigenisatie. Acculturatie--(algemeen)--Afrika --- -Ecclesiology --- -Christianity --- Churches, Nondenominational --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Independent churches - Africa --- Ecumenical movement - Africa --- Christianity - Africa --- Africa - Church history - 20th century
Choose an application
Christian sects --- Independent churches --- Sects --- Prophets --- Africa, Sub-Saharan --- Church history --- 266.2*2 --- -Prophets --- -Sects --- -Denominations, Religious --- Religions, Modern --- Religious denominations --- Religions --- Cults --- Churches, Nondenominational --- Churches, Undenominational --- Nondenominational churches --- Undenominational churches --- Community churches --- Minor prophets --- Prophethood --- Seers --- Persons --- Christian denominations --- Denominations, Christian --- Sects, Christian --- Christian heresies --- Lokale kerken --- -Africa, Black --- Africa, Subsaharan --- Africa, Tropical --- Africa South of the Sahara --- Black Africa --- Sub-Sahara Africa --- Sub-Saharan Africa --- Subsahara Africa --- Subsaharan Africa --- Tropical Africa --- -Lokale kerken --- -Church history --- 266.2*2 Lokale kerken --- -Minor prophets --- Denominations, Religious --- Africa, Black --- Church history. --- Christian sects - Africa, Sub-Saharan --- Independent churches - Africa, Sub-Saharan --- Sects - Africa, Sub-Saharan --- Africa, Sub-Saharan - Church history
Choose an application
284 <593> --- Independent churches --- -Churches, Nondenominational --- Churches, Undenominational --- Nondenominational churches --- Undenominational churches --- Christian sects --- Community churches --- Protestantisme. Protestantse sekten--Thailand --- Thailand --- Church history. --- Theses --- -Protestantisme. Protestantse sekten--Thailand --- Churches, Nondenominational --- Tʻai-kuo --- Hsien-lo --- Muang-Thai --- Thaimaa --- Prates Thai --- Prades Thai --- Thaïlande --- Kingdom of Thailand --- Prathēt Thai --- Tailand --- Thailandia --- Thajsko --- Royal Thai Government --- Ratcha Anachak Thai --- Koninkryk van Thailand --- تايلاند --- Tāylānd --- Tailandia --- Reino de Tailandia --- Tayilande --- Royômo de Tayilande --- Tayland Krallığı --- Pratet Tai --- Thài-kok --- Тайланд --- Каралеўства Тайланд --- Karaleŭstva Taĭland --- Tailandya --- Tajland --- Kraljevina Tajland --- Кралство Тайланд --- Kralstvo Taĭland --- Siam
Choose an application
This is the first extensive study of the African Christian Roho religion, or Holy Spirit movement, in Western Kenya. Hoehler-Fatton uses extensive oral histories and life narratives to provide a counterweight to existing historical literature, and also brings to the fore the role of women in the evolution and expansion of the Church.
Independent churches --- Christian sects --- Women in Christianity --- Luo (Kenyan and Tanzanian people) --- Eglises indépendantes --- Sectes chrétiennes --- Femmes dans le christianisme --- Luo (Peuple du Kenya et de Tanzanie) --- Case studies. --- Case studies --- Religion. --- Cas, Etudes de --- Etudes de cas --- Religion --- Ruwe Holy Ghost Church of East Africa --- Musanda Holy Ghost Church of East Africa. --- Nyanza Province (Kenya) --- Nyanza (Kenya) --- Church history. --- Histoire religieuse --- Musanda Holy Ghost Church of East Africa --- church history --- #SBIB:39A10 --- #SBIB:39A73 --- Antropologie: religie, riten, magie, hekserij --- Etnografie: Afrika --- Eglises indépendantes --- Sectes chrétiennes --- Christianity --- Dho Luo (African people) --- Jo Luo (Kenyan and Tanzanian people) --- Kavirondo (Nilotic people) --- Luo (African people) --- Luo (Nilotic tribe) --- Ethnology --- Lwoo (African people) --- Churches, Nondenominational --- Churches, Undenominational --- Nondenominational churches --- Undenominational churches --- Community churches --- Christian denominations --- Denominations, Christian --- Sects, Christian --- Church history --- Sects --- Christian heresies --- Ruwe Holy Ghost Church of East Africa. --- church history. --- Independent churches - Kenya - Nyanza Province - Case studies --- Christian sects - Kenya - Nyanza - Case studies --- Women in Christianity - Kenya - Nyanza Province - Case studies --- Luo (Kenyan and Tanzanian people) - Religion --- Nyanza Province (Kenya) - church history
Choose an application
In Sub-Saharan Africa, Christianity is experiencing unprecedented growth and many people worship on a regular basis. Simultaneously, many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa experience challenges such as poverty and inequality. Given this reality and these challenges, a group of international scholars investigated the ritual practices of one of the fastest growing traditions, namely African Independent Churches, over a period of more than four years. A research team set out to explore the role of religious rituals in social capital formation and social development at community level in an African Independent Church in South Africa. This book is the final, comprehensive and synthesising product in which the international and interdisciplinary team of scholars from theology, religion and development present their findings. The book is structured into three parts that reflects its theoretical, empirical and evaluative dimensions. In part I, theoretical perspectives are offered on the main conceptual apparatus of the book and the authors? own understanding of the nexus between the different concepts. In part II, the theoretical arguments of the book are further worked out by means of eight explorations comprising of qualitative field work research in the religious milieus of African Independent worshippers in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, South Africa. In part III, a final set of chapters, by reflecting on the case studies in part II, offer wider appreciations and applications of the role religious ritual in social capital formation. This includes reflections on the African notion of ubuntu and the challenges that the ritual lens offers to policy makers in South African society, but also African society and the global South more generally speaking when seeking answers to the problem of development.--
Independent churches --- Christian communities --- Social capital (Sociology) --- Theology, Practical --- Public worship --- 27 <680> --- 28*05 <680> --- 291.37 --- 291.37 Godsdienstige ceremonieën. Religieuze symboliek. Mysteries. Inwijding --- 291.37 Processies. Symbolen. Riten. Emblemen --- Godsdienstige ceremonieën. Religieuze symboliek. Mysteries. Inwijding --- Processies. Symbolen. Riten. Emblemen --- 28*05 <680> Christelijke kerken, secten. Kristelijke kerken--(algemeen)--?*05--Zuid-Afrika. Republiek van Zuid-Afrika --- 28*05 <680> Les diverses Eglises chretiennes:--general--?*05--Zuid-Afrika. Republiek van Zuid-Afrika --- Christelijke kerken, secten. Kristelijke kerken--(algemeen)--?*05--Zuid-Afrika. Republiek van Zuid-Afrika --- Les diverses Eglises chretiennes:--general--?*05--Zuid-Afrika. Republiek van Zuid-Afrika --- 27 <680> Histoire de l'Eglise--Zuid-Afrika. Republiek van Zuid-Afrika --- 27 <680> Kerkgeschiedenis--Zuid-Afrika. Republiek van Zuid-Afrika --- Histoire de l'Eglise--Zuid-Afrika. Republiek van Zuid-Afrika --- Kerkgeschiedenis--Zuid-Afrika. Republiek van Zuid-Afrika --- Worship --- Church attendance --- Christian communes --- Communes, Christian --- Communities, Christian --- Religious communities --- Churches, Nondenominational --- Churches, Undenominational --- Nondenominational churches --- Undenominational churches --- Christian sects --- Community churches --- Practical theology --- Communication --- Theology --- Religious aspects --- Christianity --- African Independent Church. --- AIC (African Independent Church) --- African Indigenous Church --- African Initiated Church --- African Instituted Church --- South Africa --- Africa, South --- Religious life and customs.
Listing 1 - 9 of 9 |
Sort by
|