| Description |
1 online resource (1 PDF (151 pages).) |
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text file |
| Series |
Luviri reprints ; no. 6
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Luviri reprints ; no. 6.
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| Note |
Reprint. Originally published: Gweru, Zimbabwe : Mambo Press ; Zomba, Malawi : University of Malawi, Department of Theology & Religious Studies, 1995. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
This book is a collection of essays written in the early 1990s. Some are an attempt to think theologically about the social and political changes and challenges that Malawi was navigating during those years. Others are critically reflecting on the nature and content of the Christian faith as it was coming to expression in an African context. The essays are a plea for relevancy and contextuality in Christian praxis and theological reflection in Malawi and, indeed, in Africa as a whole. |
| Contents |
Cover; Copyright page; Title page; Luviri Reprints; Foreword by Kenneth Ross; Foreword; Contents; Preface; 1. The Truth Shall Set You Free: Christian Social Witness in Malawi 1992-93; Introduction: The Wind of Change in Malawi; The Historical Background; The Lenten Pastoral Letter 1992; A Presbyterian Initiative: the Public Affairs Committee; Churches ""Meddling"" in Politics; Some Preliminary Conclusions; 2. Presbyterian Theology and Participatory Democracy; Introduction; Faith and Politics; Sin, Repetance and Democracy; Tyranny and Accountability in Government; The Drive for Social Justice |
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The Popular Sense of VocationConclusion; 3. The Kingdom of God and Contemporary Politics: Theological Reflection on Social Transformation in Malawi; Introduction: Eschatology and History; Divine Salvation and Political Struggle: Not Two histories; Penultimacy; Provisionality; Moments of Truth; 4. The Theology of Hope: A Missing Link in African Christianity; Introduction: The Theology of Hope; Theological Method: From the Particular to the General; Epiphany Religions and a Religion of Promise; Eschatology, History and Faith; From Promise to Mission; Conclusion |
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5. Contemporary Preaching in Mainstream Christian Churches in Malawi: A Survey and AnalysisIntroduction; Main EMphases in Mainstream Preaching; Christian Faith and African Beliefs; Attitudes to African Indigenous Churches; Faith -- Assensus or Fiducia?; The Individual and the Community; Preaching and Preachers; Conclusion; 6. Vernacular Translation in Christian Mission: The Case of David Clement Scott and the Blantyre Mission 1888-1898; Introduction: The Reassessment of Christian Missions; The Blantyre Mission and the Vernacular Languages; Native Agents"" in the Work of the Mission |
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Mission Involvement in African LifeClement Scott's Philosophy of Mission; The Mission and the Advent of Colonial Rule; Conclusion: The Impact of Missionary Translation; 7. The African Church and Eastern Orthodoxy: Reflections on the Centenary of St. Michael and All Angels; Introduction: St. Michael and All Angels; The Culture of Symbol; The Sacraments of the World; The Church as Communion; Conclusion: The African Church and the Orthodox Tradition; 8. Reflections on a Theology of Recreation in African Context; Work, Play and the African Worldview; Creation; Redemption; The Final Consummation |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Missions -- Malawi -- History.
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Missions. |
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Malawi. |
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History. |
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Malawi -- Religious life and customs.
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Malawi -- Church history -- 20th century.
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Church history. |
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20th century |
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1900-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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Church history.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9789996098260 |
| ISBN |
9789996098277 |
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9996098273 |
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9789996098260 |
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9996098265 |
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