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Lutherans and Pentecostals in mission amongst the Vhavenda : a comparative study in missionary methods

The thesis of this study is that both Pentecostal and non-Pentecostal churches can
grow at a time when only the Pentecostal churches have grown. The stagnation that
has occurred in many "mainline" churches need not be allowed to increase or
continue. In Venda (Northern Province) both the Lutherans and the Pentecostals have
enjoyed visible growth.
Chapter I introduces the thesis, the choice of the study area, the objectives of the
study, and the typology, methodology and relevance of the study. Chapter 2 looks at
the history and socio-economic background of the Vhavenda. Chapter 3 describes
traditional Vhavenda beliefs and rituals. The Vhavenda world-view is different from
that of the West but closer to that of the East and the Bible. Chapter 4 concentrates on
missionary Christianity in Venda and briefly discusses the missionary methods
adopted by the Berlin Missionary Society. Chapter 5 discusses the coming of
Pentecostalism to South Africa and Venda. Chapter 6 exaruines how the Lutherans
and the Apostolic Faith Mission church conducted their mission during the
"maturation of Apartheid" in Venda. Major events in the collision between apartheid
and the Vhavenda are highlighted. Chapter 7 discusses the unfinished work of the
church in Venda. Chapter. 8 examines the challenge for Christian mission in the . .
twenty-first century / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / D. Th. (Missiology)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/17079
Date10 1900
CreatorsKhorommbi, Ndwambi Lawrence
ContributorsSmith, Nico
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
Detected LanguageEnglish
Format1 online resource (xii, 256 leaves)

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