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- English
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Religiosity in African Christian Churche
About this book
In this book Tresphor Mutale critically examines contemporary African Christianity through the leadership from prophets, men of God, pastors, seers and more. The book looks at the rationality of apparently irrational religious expressions and experiences in the name of religion. It analyses the irrationalities using the spectacles of African Traditional Religions (ATR), especially with respect to the importance of rituals. From the vantage point of rituals, there is sense in nonsense, and some of the irrational religious expressions being experienced today become rational. The book raises the aspect of authority of ritual leadership in ATR and how this symbol holds authority in Christianity today and how it has power to influence believers. Mutale argues that African Christianity and how it is experienced today point to the deeper influence of African Traditional Religions. The book provokes many questions about the power of African symbolisms, their application in Christianity and how Christianity through the lenses of African Traditional Religions is able to relate and influence other areas of society like, economics, politics and sociality. The book draws on and enriches perspectives on religion and religiosity with the depth of Mutale's ability to bring into conversation anthropological, philosophical, sociological and theological approaches.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Contents
- Glossary and Terminology
- Foreword
- Author’s Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Anthropological Context of African Life
- Chapter 2: Myths and Socio-Cultural Experiences in Zambia
- Chapter 3: Reality and Existence of Evil in African Traditional Religions
- Chapter 4: Ritual- Power in African Traditional Religions
- Chapter 5: Religious Groups and African Life
- Chapter 6: Domestication of Christian Symbols
- Conclusion
- Bibliography