The origins of the new churches movement in Southern Ethiopia, 1927-1944 / / by Brian L. Fargher.

• Superior document: Studies of religion in Africa ; 16
• VerfasserIn: Fargher, Brian L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : BRILL,, 1996.
• Year of Publication: 1996
• Language: English
• Series: Studies on religion in Africa ; 16.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 329 pages).

"This study describes the beginnings of a movement which has created another face for Ethiopian Christianity. The expatriate missionary-evangelists, who in 1927 were encouraged by Emperor Haile Selassie to work in southern Ethiopia, intentionally by-passed the Orthodox model and made a fresh start. Three of the many facets of the movement comprise the body of the book. There is the religious backdrop of Orthodox Christianity and the expatriates' fundamentalist traditions; then the praxis and polity of their work; finally the post-Occupation outcome which confirmed their choices. Since its beginning in 1932 the New Churches Movement has impacted every part of Ethiopian society: religious, political and socio-economic. It demonstrates that a fresh start can be complementary rather than competitive. The movement's success encourages missionary-evangelists to continue making new beginnings. ".

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One Ethiopia's National Church -- Chapter Two S.I.M. Church Planters -- Chapter Three Church, Priests and Expatriate Evangelists -- Chapter Four Converts, Sacraments and A New Community -- Chapter Five Missionaries, But no Mission -- Chapter Six Needed: A New Beginning- 1943-1945 -- Chapter Seven A Synopsis: 1946 - 1996 -- Bibliography -- Index -- Studies of Religion in Africa.