Churches of Christ : a history of the restoration movement in Malawi 1906-1981 / Mark Thiesen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thiesen, Mark, author.

Series:

Mzuni books ; no. 47.

Mzuni books ; no. 47

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Churches of Christ--Malawi--History.

Churches of Christ.

Christianity--Malawi.

Christianity.

Malawi--Church history.

Malawi.

Genre:

Church history.

History.

Physical Description:

663 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Mzuzu, Malawi : Mzuni Press, 2021.

Summary:

While a significant amount of scholarly research has been done on the history and theology of the mainline denominations in Malawi--Roman Catholics, Presbyterians, and Anglicans--and more recently on smaller groups like the Seventh Day Adventists, Baptists, and Charismatics, little research exists in print on Church(es) of Christ. Yet these churches are ubiquitous across the country, their places of worship dotting the rural landscape north to south and standing alongside other faith communities in every sizable township. Where did these churches come from? What do they believe? How did they spread so widely? This book attempts to answer these questions. In doing so, it describes how historical circumstances have shaped the Church(es) of Christ into a family of diverse churches the share a common history, but whose divergent understandings of how to restore the New Testament Church have kept them from becoming a unified body.

Contents:

The history of the Churches of Christ in America and Britain

Beginnings (1906-1930)

Baptist history of Gowa mission

Expansion and diversification (1930-1960)

Spread across the nation (1961-1981)

Assessment and recent developments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 631-648) and index.

ISBN:

9789996060342

9996060349

9789996060359

9996060357

OCLC:

1250475000