Witchcraft and the Gospel: Insights from Africa
Missionaries to Africa have long ignored the problem of witchcraft, feeling that it was simple superstition that would evaporate in the face of modernity. Instead, witchcraft activities have not only persisted, they seem to be on the increase. Witchcraft is a daily, pernicious problem for many Afric...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
1996
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Missiology
Year: 1996, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 323-344 |
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| Summary: | Missionaries to Africa have long ignored the problem of witchcraft, feeling that it was simple superstition that would evaporate in the face of modernity. Instead, witchcraft activities have not only persisted, they seem to be on the increase. Witchcraft is a daily, pernicious problem for many African Christians, and yet the gospel that is preached does not address it adequately. Social scientists have given much attention to witchcraft but discount any spiritual reality, and thus provide only a partial analysis. This article attempts to define what witchcraft is ontologically, and then presents a missiological response for consideration. |
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| ISSN: | 2051-3623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Missiology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009182969602400301 |