Kimbanguism : An African Understanding of the Bible /

Kimbanguism : An African Understanding of the Bible /

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From the early days of Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa, a Eurocentric view of Christian teaching was a primary tool in the subjugation and domination of native populations. Since 1921 Kimbanguism, an African Initiated Church, has advocated a reconstruction of Blackness by appropriating the parame...

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Main Author: Mokoko Gampiot, Aurelien (Author)
Other Authors: Coquet-Mokoko, Cecile (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Eglise de Jesus-Christ sur la terre par le prophete Simon Kimbangu.
Kimbangu, Simon, > 1887-1951.
Bible.
Bible > Interpretations noires.
Bible > Black interpretations.
Nativistic movements.
Christianity.
Black interpretations of sacred works.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Anthropology.
RELIGION > Christianity > Denominations.
Religion & beliefs.
Mouvements nativistes > Congo (Republique democratique)
Christianisme > Afrique.
Christianity > Africa.
Nativistic movements > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Africa.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Europe in Africa
  • African responses : the birth of African Christianities
  • Kimbanguism as a social movement
  • The three sources of Kimbanguist theology
  • The identity of Simon Kimbangu in the contemporary Kimbanguist faith
  • Miraculous healing and worship
  • Kimbanguist prophetism, messianism, and millenarianism
  • A theology of identity reconstruction in a global context
  • Reclaiming Kimbangu's prophetic heritage.

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