Problem of Presence Beyond Scripture in an African Church

Name: Problem of Presence Beyond Scripture in an African Church
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ISBN: 9780520249042

ISBN-10: 0520249046

ISBN-13: 9780520249042

Edition: 2007

Authors: Matthew Engelke

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The Masowe apostolics of Zimbabwe refer to themselves as "the Christians who don't read the Bible." They claim they do not need the Bible because they receive the Word of God "live and direct" from the Holy Spirit. In this insightful and sensitive historical ethnography, Matthew Engelke documents how this rejection of scripture speaks to longstanding concerns within Christianity over mediation and authority. Historically, of course, the Bible has been a key medium through which Christians recognize God's presence. But the apostolics understand scripture as an unnecessary, even dangerous, mediator. For them, the materiality of the Bible marks a distance from the divine and prohibits the…

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List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 5/21/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 321
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Map of Zimbabwe


Introduction



Up in Smoke: Humility, Humiliation, and the Christian Book



The Early Days of Johane Masowe



The Question of Leadership: The Friday Message after Johane



Mutemo in Three Portraits



Listening for the True Bible: Live and Direct Language, Part I



Singing and the Metaphysics of Sound: Live and Direct Language, Part II



The Substance of Healing


Conclusion


Notes


References


Index