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Social Sciences and Missions
Book Review: The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, written by Ilana Van Wyk2015 •
2020 •
The Reformed Church in Zambia traces its roots to the Protestant Reformed tradition, and for that reason has historically evaluated controversial teachings in conversation with Reformed Creeds and Confessions. In the post-colonial era, a major theological challenge in retaining the theological identity of the denomination stems from the proliferation of prosperity gospel theologies, which have rapidly grown in popularity both outside and even within the walls of the RCZ. Apart from any question of theological legitimacy, it is clear the prosperity gospel is perceived to be relevant and meaningful to many Zambians. In the quest to decolonize and ensure the relevance of her own liturgy, and especially out of concern to have liturgies that are perceived meaningful to younger generations, in 2012, the church leadership introduced and affirmed two more new worship liturgies resulting in having three options. More recently in 2018, the RCZ, in response to the increasing popularity of using water for healing, refuted the use of anointing water but affirmed the use of anointing oil with the guided liturgy. The proliferation of such programs within the RCZ has created a reformed identity crisis in some congregations and concern over these challenges lies at the heart of this essay. Additionally, this whole research is aimed at stimulating scholarship on prosperity gospel ideology in postcolonial Africa through the lens of social-economical challenges among many Africans. The research is organized around two particular issues on the subject of prosperity gospel ideologies: firstly, the threats to the RCZ theological heritage and secondly, the opportunities for the RCZ in the postcolonial era to reform itself. The assumption is that the period from the 1980s to the present, forms a distinct phase in the RCZ theological history due to the resurgence of the prosperity gospel (Charismatic movements) in the country. Therefore, the main aim is to engage a feasibility study on how the RCZ can respond to the religious competition brought about by the proponents of this ideology. The study is also aimed at contributing to a better understanding and appreciation of the historical theological heritage. This in the process will help contemporary theologians to identify theological errors of the past that should be avoided in the present. In other words, the study will endeavor to distinguish between orthodoxy and heresy. Key Words: Prosperity Gospel, Reformed Theology, Charismatic movements, Post-colonial Hermeneutics.
Testamentum Imperium: An International Theological Journal
The Church as Alternative Community: A South African Perspective2016 •
Alternation Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of the Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa
‘Touch not mine anointed! …’: An Enchanted Worldview within the Millennium African Pentecostal Churches (MAPCs)Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae
From South Africa to Different Corners of the Globe: Christian Formation as “Pilgrimageâ€2017 •
This is the story of how Anselm Prior, OFM, inspired a priest and a lay team from the Parish of St Joseph in Las Piñas, Philippines, who attended the Lumko international course in Lesotho, South Africa in 1992. Concurrently within this narrative lies the birth of Anselm Prior’s doctoral dissertation, for Prior “discovered†his thesis while working in the Bamboo Parish in Manila, taking the parish as the subject of his theological study. This parish team later established a pastoral centre—Bukal ng Tipan—serving the dioceses of the Philippines, and more widely dioceses in Asia and Europe. Inspired by the travelling, the authors explore the image of pilgrimage in discussing inculturation or contextualised Christian formation. The narrative informs the reader of the international reach of the Lumko Pastoral Institute under Anselm Prior, and how the Lumko template has influenced pastoral renewal throughout the Philippines and much of Asia. It is also a case study of how the t...
Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
A Practical Theological Exploration of the Missional Role and Contribution of the Christian Development Organisation in Cape Town South Africa2020 •
With reference to two Pentecostal churches in the Kayamandi suburb of Stellenbosch, South Africa, we consider the ways in which capitalism and the Pentecostal spirit interrelate in a contemporary South Africa. We start off by acknowledging that many forms of Pentecostalism now tend to follow the paradigm set by neo-Pentecostalism, and that the same might be true of our two church communities, Revival Fire Ministries, and the Apostolic Faith Mission, even if the latter is more typically regarded as part of the classical Pentecostal movement in South Africa. Then we discuss Pentecostalism and
Comparative Studies in Society and History
Palimpsests of Violence: Ruination and the Afterlives of Genocide in Anatolia2023 •
Business Strategy and the Environment
Green Innovation, Managerial Concern and Firm Performance: An Empirical Study2018 •
Doklady Russian Academy of Sciences
The Oldest ophiolites of the Earth: Late Archean suprasubduction complex2001 •
IET Communications
VTE‐AKA: an optimum vector time encoding scheme for synchronising authenticated key agreements in cognitive radio ad hoc networks2020 •
Intangiblecapital/Intangible capital
Factors affecting Virtual Work Arrangements and organizational performance: Assessed within the context of Nepalese organizations2024 •
2016 •
International Journal of Systems Assurance Engineering and Management
Adaptive remaining useful life prediction framework with stochastic failure threshold for experimental bearings with different lifetimes under contaminated condition2023 •
ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive
Influence of Arch Inserts on Plantar Pressure Distribution When Walking in High-Heeled Shoes: A Preliminary Study2013 •