Search for dissertations about: "Kambata Evangelical Church 2"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Kambata Evangelical Church 2.

2. 1. Ambaricho and Shonkolla. From Local Independent Church to the Evangelical Mainstream in Ethiopia. The Origins of the Mekane Yesus Church in Kambata Hadiya

   Author : Staffan Grenstedt; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Ethiopia; Kambata; Hadiya; Indigenous; Revivals; African Factor; Worldly Prac-tices; Drinking; Dissonance; Independent Church; Ethos; Kambata Evangelical Church 2; Ethiopian Evangelical Solidarity; Ecumenical; Comity; Mainstream Churches; Ethiopian Evan-gelical Church Mekane Yesus; Kambata Synod; South Central Synod; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Missionsvetenskap; Studies of Missions;

   Abstract : This thesis is a contribution to the scholarly debate on how African Independent Churches (AICs) relate to outside partners. It is a case study from the perspective of the periphery of Ethiopia, which explains the origins of the Mekane Yesus Church in Kambata Hadiya The diachronic structure of the study with a focus from 1944 to 1975 highlights how a group of Christians reacted to cultural pressure and formed a local independent church, the Kambata Evangelical Church 2 (KEC-2). READ MORE