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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Main Author: Fiedler, Klaus 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: s.l. Mzuni Press 2015
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505 8 0 |a 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! 
505 8 0 |a 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 
505 8 0 |a General perceptionsLimitations 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 
505 8 0 |a Theology talked versus theology actedSacraments are to organize power; Sacraments in Theology Talked; Sacraments in Theology Acted: the churches' side; Sacraments in Theology Acted: the peoples' side; Burial is no sacrament, wedding is; Sacraments are for achievers: baptism; The sacrament of communion is more difficult to achieve (and to retain); The church's option for the rich; Ordination is powerful; The power of non-compliance; The power of choice; Sacramental power is decreasing; Christian pluralism: a check on power; The Joseph Booth factor; New missions after the end of missions 
505 8 0 |a Change is the power of the powerlessThere are so many churches; The religious landscape in Malawi is changing; Revival as Counter Power; The Nkhonde Revival; The Revival in Zambia; The 1970s Revival; The Charismatic Churches; The Born Again controversy; Liberalization and the churches; 7. Power at the Receiving End: The Jehovah's Witnesses' Experience in One Party Malawi (1996); The Refusal to Constitute Power; The Jehovah's Witnesses; The Jehovah's Witnesses in Malawi; One nation, one party, buy your card!; Peaks and Valleys of Persecution: 1964, 1967, 1972; Lands of Refuge 
505 8 0 |a Return to new persecution 
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