Temne Dream Culture and Charismatic Churches in Sierra Leone: Probing the Limits of Contextualization

Many emphasize that Christian ministries in Africa need to engage meaningfully with Africans' sensitivity to the spirit world. But that engagement also presents risks of syncretism or departing from biblical truth. This case study, full of historical detail and biblical insight, examines how so...

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Published in:Evangelical review of theology
Main Author: Bangura, Joseph Bosco (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Paternoster Periodicals 2022
In: Evangelical review of theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 111-122
RelBib Classification:BB Indigenous religions
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
HA Bible
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDG Free church
Further subjects:B HOSTILITY
B Syncretism (Religion)
B TEMNE (African people)
B Sierra Leone
B Evangelicalism
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Summary:Many emphasize that Christian ministries in Africa need to engage meaningfully with Africans' sensitivity to the spirit world. But that engagement also presents risks of syncretism or departing from biblical truth. This case study, full of historical detail and biblical insight, examines how some Charismatic ministries in Sierra Leone are accommodating traditional views of dreams, along with the resulting opportunities and pitfalls.
ISSN:0144-8153
Contains:Enthalten in: Evangelical review of theology