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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Main Author: Hill, Harriet (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 1996
In: Missiology
Year: 1996, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 323-344
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