Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, Vol: 171/2021, 2021
The introduction of Christianity in Africa by the missionaries was difficult and shrouded in West... more The introduction of Christianity in Africa by the missionaries was difficult and shrouded in Western cultural practices and orientation. This approach to the propagation of the gospel in Africa made many African communities either see Christianity as foreign religion or accepted it with syncretic orientation and praxis. It is noted that native, or indigenous religions, are still found and that their elements mingle with the Christian faith in many parts of Namibia. The reverence of ancestral spirits among Namibian Christians, especially in Pentecostal and Prophetic churches, attest to the syncretic nature of their religious beliefs and practices. In view of this, the article discusses the intersection of pre-Christian beliefs of the Owambo (the biggest ethnic group in Namibia) and Prophetic and Pentecostal Christianity. Field data for the study were gathered from the regions of Khomas, Windhoek, Erongo, Swakopmund, Damaraland (in Kunene region) and the towns of Tsumeb and Otjiwarongo.
Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, Vol: 171/2021, 2021
The introduction of Christianity in Africa by the missionaries was difficult and shrouded in West... more The introduction of Christianity in Africa by the missionaries was difficult and shrouded in Western cultural practices and orientation. This approach to the propagation of the gospel in Africa made many African communities either see Christianity as foreign religion or accepted it with syncretic orientation and praxis. It is noted that native, or indigenous religions, are still found and that their elements mingle with the Christian faith in many parts of Namibia. The reverence of ancestral spirits among Namibian Christians, especially in Pentecostal and Prophetic churches, attest to the syncretic nature of their religious beliefs and practices. In view of this, the article discusses the intersection of pre-Christian beliefs of the Owambo (the biggest ethnic group in Namibia) and Prophetic and Pentecostal Christianity. Field data for the study were gathered from the regions of Khomas, Windhoek, Erongo, Swakopmund, Damaraland (in Kunene region) and the towns of Tsumeb and Otjiwarongo.
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