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The evangelical role of wichcraft in some pentecostal movements An african pastoral concern

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dc.contributor.author Baloyi, Elijah
dc.date.accessioned 2022-09-22T11:17:19Z
dc.date.available 2022-09-22T11:17:19Z
dc.date.issued 2018-12
dc.identifier.citation Baloyi, M.E., 2018. The evangelical role of wichcraft in some pentecostal movements: an African pastoral concern. Missionalia: Southern African Journal of Mission Studies, 46(3), pp.315-330. en
dc.identifier.issn 2312-878X
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10500/29388
dc.description.abstract There is enough evidence that while listening to the preaching and messages of most Pentecostal preachers or watching them on some free television channels today, the emphasis is on freeing people from the oppression of demons and witchcraft. Many people, the poor included, risk asking for cash loans to use for travelling to meet with the so-called prophets in distant areas. There is an example of those South Africans who died in Nigeria when the double storey building fell upon them. Besides promising them prosperity, these prophets also promise to protect them from those who bewitch them. This kind of message is fast becoming the driving force behind the fast-growing megachurches around Gauteng and in other parts of South Africa. The intention of this article is to check if it can be theologically justifiable to use witchcraft to make people come to church. It will be important to also investigate if this kind of advent brings the intended message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Apostolic Faith Mission en
dc.subject Church Church archives en
dc.subject Church history en
dc.subject South Africa Development en
dc.subject history - South Africa Development Globalisation en
dc.subject Gospel Migration Missiology en
dc.subject Mission Public Theology en
dc.subject Urban Mission church liberation theology en
dc.title The evangelical role of wichcraft in some pentecostal movements An african pastoral concern en
dc.description.department Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology en


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