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200			_aThe church, culture and spirits _eAdventism in Africa _fKwabena Donkor, editor
210			_aSilver Spring _cBiblical Research Institute _d2011
215			_ax, 242 p.
320			_aIndexes: p. 241-242
327		1	_bContributors _pv
327		1	_bAcknowledgments _pvii
327		1	_bPreface _pix
327		1	_bSECTION A: SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS IN AFRICA AND THE CHALLENGE OF SPIRITUALIST MANIFESTATIONS _p11
327		1	_bSECTION B: THE BIBLE AND SPIRITUALISTIC MANIFESTATIONS _p51
327		1	_bSECTION C: RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGE OF SPIRITUALISTIC MANIFESTATIONS _p133
327		1	_bAppendix 1 _p193
327		1	_bAppendix 2 _p227
327		1	_bSubject Index _p241
330			_aThroughout history Christianity has been engaging cultures, and in every case it has borne fruit in the many precious souls that have been won to the Lord. By speaking to, and through cultures of the world, Christianity has, over the centuries, brought about physical, moral, and spiritual transformations in the societies of the world. Africa is no exception. Today, Africa, with Asia and Latin America, stands poised to be the center of gravity of Christianity. The Seventh-day Adventist church in Africa shares in these general trends in Christianity on the continent of Africa. The church has witnessed unprecedented growth throughout Africa, and projections do not indicate a slowing down in the future. To God be the glory. Growth, however, always comes with challenges. Like the church everywhere, Africa faces challenges from its secular environment as well as those deriving from ingrained traditions and ideologies of the past. A proper understanding and resolution of these challenges is necessary for the overall identity and mission of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Africa. Syncretism is an ever present risk that should be understood and dealt with biblically. Theologians in Africa, together with the Biblical Research Institute staff, should be commended for putting together this volume to help the church in Africa to comprehend and work through some issues of a spiritualistic nature that are critical to the health of the church in Africa. May the Lord bless each of us, as we seek to advance the mission of the church through this book and the many other resources that the Holy Spirit places at our disposal as we anticipate Christs soon coming.
464		1	_aKwabena Donkor _tIntroduction _pP. 3
464		1	_aAndrews Ewoo _t1. Spiritualistic Manifestations Challenging the Adventist Church in Africa _pP. 11
464		1	_aPhilemon O. Amanze and J. A. Kayode Makinde _t2. Mystical Powers and How Africans Get Involved _pP. 23
464		1	_aZacchaeus Mathema _t3. Towards an Understanding of the African Worldview _pP. 37
464		1	_aBrempong Owusu-Antwi _t4. Demons and Demonic Activities in the Bible _pP. 51
464		1	_aKwabena Donkor _t5. Ancestor Worship, Biblical Anthropology and Spiritualistic Manifestations in Africa _pP. 69
464		1	_aKwabena Donkor _t6. Curses in African Religious Thought and Contemporary Christian Practice: A Biblical Perspective _pP. 91
464		1	_aEkkehardt Mueller _t7. Evil Powers and Occult Practices in the Apocalypse _pP. 105
464		1	_aNathaniel Walemba _t8. The Experience of Salvation and Spiritualistic Manifestations _pP. 133
464		1	_aVida Mensah _t9. The Role of the Individual in Coping with Spiritualistic Manifestations _pP. 145
464		1	_aMkombe Canaan _t10. The Role of the Church Community in Coping with Spiritualistic Manifestations _pP. 157
464		1	_aLameck Miyayo _t11. Casting Out Demons: Lessons From the Bible _pP. 167
464		1	_aSampson M. Nwaomah _t12. Anointing with Oil in African Christianity: an Evaluation of Contemporary Practices _pP. 193
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