Christianity in Northern Malaŵi

Christianity in Northern Malaŵi
Title Christianity in Northern Malaŵi PDF eBook
Author T. Jack Thompson
Publisher BRILL
Pages 323
Release 2016-05-18
Genre Religion
ISBN 9004319964

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Christianity in Northern Malawi deals with the interaction of the missionary methods of the Scottish missionary Donald Fraser and the traditional culture of the Ngoni people of northern Malawi in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It looks at Ngoni origins and culture prior to first contacts with the missionaries, at the early life and ideas of Fraser, and at Fraser's disagreements with some of his Scottish colleagues. There are also sections on Ngoni interactions with the early colonial government, and the development of a genuinely Ngoni Church. The book uses primary and oral sources, some of which were not previously available.

Christianity in Northern Malaŵi

Christianity in Northern Malaŵi
Title Christianity in Northern Malaŵi PDF eBook
Author T. Jack Thompson
Publisher BRILL
Pages 348
Release 1995
Genre Religion
ISBN 9789004102088

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The first book-length study in sixty years of the missionary methods of Donald Fraser, this book also examines how the Ngoni of northern Malawi adapted Christianity to their own world-view, and how Fraser's empathy for African culture facilitated this process.

The Religious Geography of Mzuzu City in Northern Malawi

The Religious Geography of Mzuzu City in Northern Malawi
Title The Religious Geography of Mzuzu City in Northern Malawi PDF eBook
Author Sibande, Zeenah
Publisher Luviri Press
Pages 414
Release 2018-06-14
Genre Religion
ISBN 9996098168

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If Malawi calls itself a God-fearing nation, then Mzuzu should be a God-fearing city. This survey of religious geography describes major aspects of the religious reality in Mzuzu. Quantitative methods were used in order to create a full picture of the distribution of religious centres as in 2013.

Dual Religiosity in Northern Malawi

Dual Religiosity in Northern Malawi
Title Dual Religiosity in Northern Malawi PDF eBook
Author Mlenga, Joyce
Publisher Mzuni Press
Pages 327
Release 2016-12-13
Genre Religion
ISBN 9996045072

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Over a century much of Africa south of the Sahara embraced the Christian religion. Malawi, where 80% of the population identify as Christian is no exception, nor are the Ngonde at its northern border with Tanzania. While it is difficult to find someone who does not claim to be a Christian, African traditional religion is by no means dead and often practiced by many. While the two religions are not “mixed”, but they are both realities in many a Christians life, though realities of a different kind. The author explores the intricate and often varied relationship between the two and considers factors which increase or decrease dual religiosity.

A Malawi Church History 1860 - 2020

A Malawi Church History 1860 - 2020
Title A Malawi Church History 1860 - 2020 PDF eBook
Author R. Ross
Publisher African Books Collective
Pages 501
Release 2020-11-17
Genre History
ISBN 9996060756

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This is the first attempt to comprehend the whole of Malawi's church history in a single volume. The focus of this book is about documenting the religious experience which was at the centre of founding the new nation of Malawi as we have come to know it. The book strikes a balance in covering issues pertaining to both mission activities and African agency. In many instances interesting pieces of evidence have been marshalled to corroborate or emphasize some of the conclusions reached.

Politics, Christianity and Society in Malawi

Politics, Christianity and Society in Malawi
Title Politics, Christianity and Society in Malawi PDF eBook
Author R. Ross
Publisher African Books Collective
Pages 533
Release 2020-02-27
Genre Political Science
ISBN 9996060799

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With the death of John McCracken in 2017, Malawi lost a pre-eminent historian. This book celebrates McCrackens contribution to the study of Malawis history and seeks to build on his legacy. Part of his genius was that he identified themes that hold the key to understanding the history of Malawi in its broader perspective. The authors contributing to this volume address these themes, assessing the progress of historiography and setting an agenda for the further advance of historical studies. The book is a valuable resource for students, researchers and all who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of Malawis past and present.

Crossroads of Culture

Crossroads of Culture
Title Crossroads of Culture PDF eBook
Author Eric Lindland
Publisher African Books Collective
Pages 632
Release 2020-02-27
Genre Religion
ISBN 999606042X

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Combining history, ethnography, and culture theory, this book explores how residents in northwestern Malawi have responded over time to the early missionary assertion that local religious and healing practices were incompatible with Christianity and western medicine. It details how local agents, in the past and today, have constructed new cultural forms that weave facets of ancestral spiritualism and divination with Christianity and biomedicine. Alongside a rich historical review of the late-19th century encounter between Tumbuka-speakers and the Scottish Presbyterians of the Livingstonia Mission, the book explores the contemporary therapeutic dance complex known as Vimbuza and considers two case studies, each the story of a man confronting illness and struggling to understand the roots and meaning of his a?iction. In the process, the book considers the enduring missiological and anthropological topics of conversion and syncretism, and questions the assertion by some scholars that Western missionaries in Africa have been successful agents of religious hegemony.