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Polygamy in northern Malawi : a Christian reassessment /
The early missionaries brought Christianity from the monogamous West to the polygamous societies of Africa. Were the missionaries right in demanding that converts dismiss all but one wife? Was this the demand of the Christian faith or of Western civilization? And were the converts right to dismiss t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Mzuzu :
Mzuni Press,
2016.
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| Colección: | Mzuni books ;
no. 20. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 From Livingstonia Mission to Synod of Livingstonia
- ch. 2 Polygamy in the Missiological Discourse
- ch. 3 Polygamy in Biblical Times: An Overview
- ch. 4 Polygamy in the Traditional Societies of Northern Malawi
- ch. 5 Forms of Polygamy
- ch. 6 Polygamy as a Feminist Challenge
- ch. 7 Pastoral Theology for Polygamous Members
- ch. 8 Road Map for Acceptance of Polygamists as Full Communicant Members
- ch. 9 Synod of Livingstonia Policy on Polygamy
- A Proposal
- ch. 10 Conclusion.