Achieving a Christocentric deliverance praxis in the churches of Matatiele and Maluti, South Africa
This article describes a study of deliverance praxis in the South African church, focusing on a qualitative analysis of the exorcism practices examined therein. Between November 2018 and March 2019, a small-scale empirical study was conducted in the forty-eight churches of Matatiele and Maluti in t...
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This article describes a study of deliverance praxis in the South African church, focusing on a qualitative analysis of the exorcism practices examined therein. Between November 2018 and March 2019, a small-scale empirical study was conducted in the forty-eight churches of Matatiele and Maluti in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, which arguably constitute a microcosm of the general South African church as regards diversity and representation. The study identified non-optimal deliverance practices that need to be reviewed. As detailed in this article, its objective was to advocate Christocentric deliverance instead and to highlight the ecclesial praxis best-suited to these churches’ situation. Consequently, this article advances a specific, self-regulatory diagnostic tool to create a more God-glorifying deliverance praxis and preclude the need for state intervention to regulate exorcism in South Africa.
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| spelling | doaj-art-f796923b45b843879ec28d8a1fccea152024-11-29T10:20:20ZengNetwork for African Congregational TheologyAfrican Theological Journal for Church and Society2708-75572708-75652022-11-0132Achieving a Christocentric deliverance praxis in the churches of Matatiele and Maluti, South AfricaAbraham Modisa Mkhondo MzondiGordon Harrison This article describes a study of deliverance praxis in the South African church, focusing on a qualitative analysis of the exorcism practices examined therein. Between November 2018 and March 2019, a small-scale empirical study was conducted in the forty-eight churches of Matatiele and Maluti in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, which arguably constitute a microcosm of the general South African church as regards diversity and representation. The study identified non-optimal deliverance practices that need to be reviewed. As detailed in this article, its objective was to advocate Christocentric deliverance instead and to highlight the ecclesial praxis best-suited to these churches’ situation. Consequently, this article advances a specific, self-regulatory diagnostic tool to create a more God-glorifying deliverance praxis and preclude the need for state intervention to regulate exorcism in South Africa. https://atjcs.netact.org.za/index.php/netact/article/view/63exorcismChristocentricstrategic plandeliverance praxis |
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| title | Achieving a Christocentric deliverance praxis in the churches of Matatiele and Maluti, South Africa |
| title_full | Achieving a Christocentric deliverance praxis in the churches of Matatiele and Maluti, South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Achieving a Christocentric deliverance praxis in the churches of Matatiele and Maluti, South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Achieving a Christocentric deliverance praxis in the churches of Matatiele and Maluti, South Africa |
| title_short | Achieving a Christocentric deliverance praxis in the churches of Matatiele and Maluti, South Africa |
| title_sort | achieving a christocentric deliverance praxis in the churches of matatiele and maluti south africa |
| topic | exorcism Christocentric strategic plan deliverance praxis |
| url | https://atjcs.netact.org.za/index.php/netact/article/view/63 |
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