Temne Dream Culture and Charismatic Churches in Sierra Leone: Probing the Limits of Contextualization

Many emphasize that Christian ministries in Africa need to engage meaningfully with Africans' sensitivity to the spirit world. But that engagement also presents risks of syncretism or departing from biblical truth. This case study, full of historical detail and biblical insight, examines how so...

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Главный автор: Bangura, Joseph Bosco (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: 2022
В: Evangelical review of theology
Год: 2022, Том: 46, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 111-122
Индексация IxTheo:BB Этнические религии
CC Христианство и нехристианские религии; Межрелигиозные отношения
HA Библия
KBN Черная Африка
KDG Свободная церковь
Другие ключевые слова:B HOSTILITY
B Syncretism (Religion)
B TEMNE (African people)
B Sierra Leone
B Evangelicalism
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Итог:Many emphasize that Christian ministries in Africa need to engage meaningfully with Africans' sensitivity to the spirit world. But that engagement also presents risks of syncretism or departing from biblical truth. This case study, full of historical detail and biblical insight, examines how some Charismatic ministries in Sierra Leone are accommodating traditional views of dreams, along with the resulting opportunities and pitfalls.
ISSN:0144-8153
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Evangelical review of theology