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A problem of presence : beyond Scripture in an African church /

Documents how the apostolics' rejection of scripture speaks to long-standing concerns within Christianity about mediation and authority. Situating the Masowe case within a broad comparative framework, this ethnography shows how the apostolics' rejection of textual authority poses a problem...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Engelke, Matthew, 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2007.
Series:Anthropology of Christianity ; 2.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Up in smoke: humility, humiliation, and the Christian book
  • The early days of Johane Masowe
  • The question of leadership: the Friday message after Johane
  • Mutemo in three portraits
  • Listening for the True Bible: live and direct language, part I
  • Singing and the metaphysics of sound: live and direct language, part II
  • The substance of healing.