The Apostolic Faith Mission in Africa, 1908-1980 : a case study in church growth in a segregated society

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dc.contributor.advisorDe Gruchy, John Wen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDe Wet, Christiaan Rudolfen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-07T17:51:29Z
dc.date.available2016-11-07T17:51:29Z
dc.date.issued1989en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 393-409.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis case-study of the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) in Africa in relation to Church Growth theory covers the period 1908 - 1980. Its geographical scope is South Africa, including the black Homelands. In chapters 1 and 2 we examine the history, origins and development of the AFM in Africa in relation to Pentecostalism and the white AFM. In chapters 3 and 4 we research the contextual issues of racism, apartheid, and the relationship between the AFM, the State, and politics. From chapter 5 to the end our focus is on the church growth of the AFM in Africa. Our study has shown that the AFM in Africa has grown significantly during the period studied. Significant growth factors have been: the prioritization of evangelism accompanied with an emphasis on the supernatural manifestation of the gifts of the Spirit; the active involvement of the laity; their theology of missions revealing a distinctive pneumatology, an eschatological urgency, and a sense of divine destiny; their ecclesiology; their culturally relevant liturgy; and homogeneous groupings of Blacks. Conversely, factors hindering their growth have been the superpaternalistic approach to mission of the white "Mother-church". The endorsement of apartheid and lack of a prophetic witness of the Apostolic Faith Mission towards the State have also harmed their credibility in the black community.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDe Wet, C. R. (1989). <i>The Apostolic Faith Mission in Africa, 1908-1980 : a case study in church growth in a segregated society</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22445en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDe Wet, Christiaan Rudolf. <i>"The Apostolic Faith Mission in Africa, 1908-1980 : a case study in church growth in a segregated society."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22445en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDe Wet, C. 1989. The Apostolic Faith Mission in Africa, 1908-1980 : a case study in church growth in a segregated society. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - De Wet, Christiaan Rudolf AB - This case-study of the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) in Africa in relation to Church Growth theory covers the period 1908 - 1980. Its geographical scope is South Africa, including the black Homelands. In chapters 1 and 2 we examine the history, origins and development of the AFM in Africa in relation to Pentecostalism and the white AFM. In chapters 3 and 4 we research the contextual issues of racism, apartheid, and the relationship between the AFM, the State, and politics. From chapter 5 to the end our focus is on the church growth of the AFM in Africa. Our study has shown that the AFM in Africa has grown significantly during the period studied. Significant growth factors have been: the prioritization of evangelism accompanied with an emphasis on the supernatural manifestation of the gifts of the Spirit; the active involvement of the laity; their theology of missions revealing a distinctive pneumatology, an eschatological urgency, and a sense of divine destiny; their ecclesiology; their culturally relevant liturgy; and homogeneous groupings of Blacks. Conversely, factors hindering their growth have been the superpaternalistic approach to mission of the white "Mother-church". The endorsement of apartheid and lack of a prophetic witness of the Apostolic Faith Mission towards the State have also harmed their credibility in the black community. DA - 1989 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1989 T1 - The Apostolic Faith Mission in Africa, 1908-1980 : a case study in church growth in a segregated society TI - The Apostolic Faith Mission in Africa, 1908-1980 : a case study in church growth in a segregated society UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22445 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDe Wet CR. The Apostolic Faith Mission in Africa, 1908-1980 : a case study in church growth in a segregated society. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 1989 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22445en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Religious Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherReligious Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleThe Apostolic Faith Mission in Africa, 1908-1980 : a case study in church growth in a segregated societyen_ZA
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