Witchcraft and its impact on black African Christians : a lacuna in the ministry of the Hervormde Kerk in Suidelike Afrika

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dc.contributor.author Manala, Matsobane J.
dc.date.accessioned 2010-02-08T06:51:57Z
dc.date.available 2010-02-08T06:51:57Z
dc.date.issued 2004
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dc.description.abstract Witchcraft is presented as a threat to the life and well-being of the people of Africa, their embracement of Christianity notwithstanding. This article seeks to highlight the negative impact of witchcraft beliefs and experiences among many African people, including Christians and the educated, that is, “educated” in the western sense. The article identifies a lacuna in the Hervormde Kerk in Suidelike Afrika’s ministry to the sick and to those who find themselves engulfed by misfortune in one form or another and believed to have been caused by witchcraft. The article points to the need for a ministry that will be relevant and meaningful in addressing the illnesses and misfortunes of black African Christians. en
dc.description.uri http://explore.up.ac.za/record=b1001341 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Manala, MJ 2004, 'Witchcraft and its impact on black African Christians: A lacuna in the ministry of the Hervormde Kerk in Suidelike Afrika', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 1491-1512.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive] en
dc.identifier.issn 0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12902
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria en_US
dc.rights Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria en_US
dc.subject African christianity en
dc.subject.lcsh Witchcraft -- Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Africa -- Religion en
dc.subject.lcsh Christians, Black -- Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika en
dc.subject.lcsh Church work with the sick en
dc.title Witchcraft and its impact on black African Christians : a lacuna in the ministry of the Hervormde Kerk in Suidelike Afrika en
dc.type Article en


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