Reconciling the Supernatural Worldviews of the Bible, African Traditional Religion, and African Christianity

Christian interactions with the spirit world of African traditional religion (ATR) remain problematic because Christian missionaries have not adequately come to terms with the spiritual realm of ATR and the supernatural worldview of the Bible. In this article I propose a way beyond this impasse. I o...

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Main Author: Moscicke, Hans 1985- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of South Africa [2017]
In: Missionalia
Year: 2017, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 127-143
IxTheo Classification:BS Traditional African religions
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
HA Bible
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
NBH Angelology; demonology
Further subjects:B Demonology
B African Traditional Religion
B Biblical cosmology
B Early Christianity
B the spiritual realm
B BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW
B African Theology
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