Parallels of the European Church Reformation and the church reformation in Africa : the cultural dichotomy and reflection
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Authors
Madise, Mokhele
Issue Date
2005
Type
Article
Language
en
Keywords
Reformation , European churches , African independent churches
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Abstract
History shows us that ‘there is no smoke without fire’. The
reformation in Europe was not deemed to be schism;
reformers cited a number of reasons why the church needed
reforming. The South African situation does not appear to
have been viewed in the same line simply because what
happened in South Africa occurred in an inside the context
which could neither authenticate nor validate the
reformation. The formation of the African Independent
Churches in Africa reflected the same type of historical
events within the Protestant Churches as occurred in the
Catholic Church in the 16th century. As in Europe, the cultural
context played a major role in the reformation of the church
which was influenced mainly by the Renaissance.
Description
Peer reviewed
Citation
Madise, Mokhele 2005,'Parallels of the European Church Reformation and the Church Reformation in Africa: the cultural dichotomy and reflection',
Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, Vol. XXX1, No. 1, pp. 71-81.
Publisher
Church History Society of Southern Africa
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ISSN
1017-0499