Conflicted Power in Malawian Christianity: Essays Missionary and Evangelical from Malawi
Cover -- Copyright page -- Title page -- Dedication -- Contents -- 1. For the Sake of Christian Marriage, Abolish Church Weddings (1995/1998) -- Introduction -- Historical and theological background -- The number of sacraments -- The crucial role of the bride price -- Changing patterns of African ma...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Mzuni Press
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
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| Summary: | Cover -- Copyright page -- Title page -- Dedication -- Contents -- 1. For the Sake of Christian Marriage, Abolish Church Weddings (1995/1998) -- Introduction -- Historical and theological background -- The number of sacraments -- The crucial role of the bride price -- Changing patterns of African marriage: "Marriage by eloping -- The crucial role of the church wedding [-feast] -- The [non]-sacrament of marriage as a means of religious stratification -- A scarcity of Christian marriages? -- Christian values lost -- A need for a new Process of inculturation -- Do something quickly! -- Abolish church weddings! -- 2. The Moralities of Condom Use: Theological Considerations (2006) -- How good are condoms? -- Moral Principles -- Condoms within marriage -- Condoms outside marriage -- 3. Compulsory HIV Testing. A Christian Imperative (2007) -- Introduction -- The right not to know -- The morality of compulsory testing -- Weigh the values! -- Compulsory testing -- Compulsory testing and treatment -- What the church can do -- If the state refuses -- Experiences -- The way forward -- 4. The Cross and the Resurrection (2010) -- 5. The "Smaller" Churches and Big Government (1995) -- The Three-fold Face of Christianity in Africa -- General perceptions -- Limitations to post-classical participation in politics -- Post-classical political involvement through the Christian Council of Malawi -- The Baptist Convention of Malawi -- The Seventh-day Adventist Church -- Other Post-classical Churches -- Owning and Disowning a (Post-classical) Hero -- Conclusion -- 6. Even in the Church the Exercise of Power is Accountable to God (1996) -- State Power - Church Power - Counter Power -- The church and its members -- A plurality of churches -- Religion as power relations -- Christianity and other religions -- The Research Methods Employed. |
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| ISBN: | 9990802491 |