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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822820503321

Autore

Schofield Rodney

Titolo

Malawi mailings : reflections on missionary life 2000-2003 / / Rodney and Sarah Schofield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mzuzu, Malawi : , : Mzuni Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

99908-0-252-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

SchofieldSarah <1967->

Disciplina

398.09

Soggetti

Folklore - Social aspects - Malawi

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Partnership in Faith -- First Impressions -- Year 2000 -- Drinking in the Atmosphere -- An Overview of Theological Training -- The Common Good -- Breaking the Silence -- Jubilee South -- Faith in the Future -- A Clash of Cultures -- Protective Magic -- African Christianity -- Language of the Heart -- Challenges and Constraints -- Putting Down Roots -- Year 2001 -- The Role of Repetition -- Looking Ahead -- Life in the Raw -- Proverbial Sayings -- Out and About -- A Week in the Diary -- The Impact of AIDS -- The Response to AIDS -- New Developments -- Orphan Support -- The Need for Reparation -- The Ethical Dimension of Community -- Year 2002 -- Witchcraft Beliefs -- Contemplation and Struggle -- The Maize Crisis -- Child Labour -- A New Diocese -- Poverty Issues -- Africans Abroad -- Veneration of Ancestors -- Fishing Tactics -- The Hunger Months Resume -- Coming Soon -- Seasonal Meditations -- Year 2003 -- Resilience and Joy -- An Interregnum -- The Anglican Heartland -- Provincial Autonomy -- Power Crisis -- Our New Bishop -- The Process of Formation -- A Beautiful Country -- Ntiya News -- Links and Plans -- Postscript -- Poinsettia.

Sommario/riassunto

Malawi is full of surprises for the first time visitor. Theologian Rodney Schofield and his wife Sarah Schofield in this book document their experiences of missionary life in Malawi.