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A Problem of Presence : Beyond Scripture in an African Church /
The Friday Masowe apostolics of Zimbabwe refer to themselves as ""the Christians who don't read the Bible."" They claim they do not need the Bible because they receive the Word of God ""live and direct"" from the Holy Spirit. In this insightful and sensit...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2007.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Friday Masowe apostolics of Zimbabwe refer to themselves as ""the Christians who don't read the Bible."" They claim they do not need the Bible because they receive the Word of God ""live and direct"" from the Holy Spirit. In this insightful and sensitive historical ethnography, Matthew Engelke documents how this rejection of scripture speaks to longstanding concerns within Christianity over mediation and authority. The Bible, of course, has been a key medium through which Christians have recognized God's presence. But the apostolics perceive scripture as an unnecessary, even dangerous, med. |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (321 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780520940048 |