The study looked at the religious implications of declaring Zambia a Christian nation. The conclusion arrived at was that Zambia is not a Christian nation because of the following reasons:
• A nation cannot be Christian by proclamation, but by the life styles of
individuals who call themselves Christians.
• Zambia's constitution guarantees freedom for all religions found in
Zambia. Individuals have a freedom to have or adopt a religion or
belief of their own choice without being coerced by any means.
• The declaration had no theological backing. The scriptures used in the
declaration were out of context.
• The declaration was po1itical as opposed to being religious. The
supporters ofthe declaration argued that President Chiluba was
appointed by God and whoever disagreed with him, disagreed with
God.
• Zambian Christianity is diverse in the sense that there are different
denominations with different doctrines and emphasis. / Religious Studies and Arabic / M.A. (Religious Studies)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/1051 |
| Date | 01 1900 |
| Creators | Njovu, David |
| Contributors | Lubbe, Gerrie, Henriot, Peter J. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (v, 68 leaves) |
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