The Origins of the New Churches Movement in Southern Ethiopia: 1927 - 1944This study describes the beginnings of a movement which has created another face for Ethiopian Christianity. The expatriate missionary-evangelists, who in 1927 were encouraged by Emperor Haile Selassie to work in southern Ethiopia, intentionally by-passed the Orthodox model and made a fresh start. Three of the many facets of the movement comprise the body of the book. There is the religious backdrop of Orthodox Christianity and the expatriates' fundamentalist traditions; then the praxis and polity of their work; finally the post-Occupation outcome which confirmed their choices. Since its beginning in 1932 the New Churches Movement has impacted every part of Ethiopian society: religious, political and socio-economic. It demonstrates that a fresh start can be complementary rather than competitive. The movement's success encourages missionary-evangelists to continue making new beginnings. |
Contents
The Silent Centuries | 5 |
CHAPTER | 26 |
The Milieu in which They Worked | 33 |
The Implementation of Their Convictions | 41 |
CHAPTER THREE CHURCH PRIESTS AND EXPATRIATE EVANGELISTS | 60 |
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church in the 1920s 2 1 The Ethiopian Orthodox Church in the Triangle | 62 |
The Importance of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church | 65 |
The Churchs Attitude towards Expatriate Missions | 68 |
Reports of Church Growth | 221 |
81 | 222 |
8 | 223 |
87 | 224 |
93 | 226 |
97 | 228 |
13 | 230 |
114 | 233 |
The Holy Episcopal Synod | 73 |
The Imported Model viz the Sudan Interior Mission 1 Trekking | 80 |
Acquisition of Land | 81 |
3 | 86 |
Language Learning | 87 |
Occupied Stations | 91 |
Building | 93 |
Itineration | 97 |
6 | 102 |
Instruction | 103 |
7 | 108 |
Medical Work | 110 |
Literature | 119 |
Education | 122 |
CHAPTER FOUR CONVERTS SACRAMENTS AND A NEW COMMUNITY I A General Introduction | 127 |
The Preaching of the Expatriates | 129 |
The First Converts in the Triangle | 132 |
The First Converts Outside the Triangle | 137 |
The Centrality of Baptism | 139 |
the Homacho Baptism | 149 |
The Soddo Baptism | 155 |
Subsequent Baptisms | 157 |
Work among Women | 162 |
Worship Services XI Bible Translation | 163 |
Education | 176 |
Social Change | 183 |
The Lords Supper Buildings and Church Services | 186 |
Leadership Training and Ordination | 194 |
Overall Conclusions | 199 |
MISSIONARIES BUT NO MISSION | 202 |
2 | 203 |
6 | 211 |
The Beginning of Reoccupation | 213 |
62 | 217 |
68 | 218 |
74 | 219 |
JulyAugust 1942 | 237 |
119 | 238 |
122 | 239 |
127 | 240 |
129 | 241 |
132 | 244 |
CHAPTER | 246 |
18 | 247 |
21 | 253 |
35 | 259 |
Strategic Planning | 264 |
1944 | 270 |
The Missions Decree | 276 |
Other Mission Stations | 286 |
139 | 287 |
Work in the City | 288 |
Headquarters | 289 |
149 | 290 |
1945s Contribution to the Next Half Century | 291 |
19461996 | 293 |
19451946 | 294 |
19581966 | 297 |
19661974 | 300 |
19741976 | 303 |
19761981 | 304 |
19811985 | 306 |
19851991 | 308 |
19911996 | 309 |
Bibliography | 311 |
Index | 314 |
168 | 315 |
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Common terms and phrases
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