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The Apostolic Faith Mission in Africa, 1908-1980 : a case study in church growth in a segregated society
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| author | De Wet, Christiaan Rudolf |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/22445 The Apostolic Faith Mission in Africa, 1908-1980 : a case study in church growth in a segregated society De Wet, Christiaan Rudolf De Gruchy, John W Religious Studies Bibliography: pages 393-409. This case-study of the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) in Africa in relation to Church Growth theory covers the period 1908 - 1980. Its geographical scope is South Africa, including the black Homelands. In chapters 1 and 2 we examine the history, origins and development of the AFM in Africa in relation to Pentecostalism and the white AFM. In chapters 3 and 4 we research the contextual issues of racism, apartheid, and the relationship between the AFM, the State, and politics. From chapter 5 to the end our focus is on the church growth of the AFM in Africa. Our study has shown that the AFM in Africa has grown significantly during the period studied. Significant growth factors have been: the prioritization of evangelism accompanied with an emphasis on the supernatural manifestation of the gifts of the Spirit; the active involvement of the laity; their theology of missions revealing a distinctive pneumatology, an eschatological urgency, and a sense of divine destiny; their ecclesiology; their culturally relevant liturgy; and homogeneous groupings of Blacks. Conversely, factors hindering their growth have been the superpaternalistic approach to mission of the white "Mother-church". The endorsement of apartheid and lack of a prophetic witness of the Apostolic Faith Mission towards the State have also harmed their credibility in the black community. 2016-11-07T17:51:29Z 2016-11-07T17:51:29Z 1989 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22445 eng application/pdf Department of Religious Studies Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
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| title | The Apostolic Faith Mission in Africa, 1908-1980 : a case study in church growth in a segregated society |
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| topic | Religious Studies |
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