Christian faith formation and culture: a theological study of the Nsenga people

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dc.contributor.advisorPali, J. K.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMoyo, Masausoen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-16T13:02:46Z
dc.date.available2023-08-16T13:02:46Z
dc.date.issued2023en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe antithetical antagonistic dichotomy expressed in the saying Chikristu ni Chikristu, Mwambo ni Mwambo chikristu cepeza mwambo niwachinkhalire induces a dualistic approach to Christian faith among some of the Nsenga people belonging to the Reformed Church in Zambia (RCZ), Nyanje Presbytery, Sinda and Petauke districts, eastern province of Zambia. The saying literally translates as Christianity is Christianity and tradition is tradition. Christianity found an established tradition with two implications for the practice of Christian faith. First, it portrays Christianity and the Nsenga culture as antithetical. Secondly, it relegates Christianity to a newcomer and alternative life to traditional culture. This entails that Christianity is welcomed and valued as a 'stranger'. The Christian faith has to be localised for it to transform the Nsenga people and culture from the inside. The Nsenga people belonging to the RCZ face the challenge of localising Christianity and making its teachings part of their conceptual systems. This research proposes that the theological study of the Nsenga people and their cultural formation aims to understand the causes of antagonism between Christian faith and culture, as the starting point for contextual faith formation. Contextual faith formation will strengthen relationships with God, self, and others (humanity and the environment) through knowledge, values, attitudes, beliefs, and praxis. The research explores the possibility of RCZ faith formation to hermeneutically discern possible means of integrating the outcomes from the theological study of the Nsenga people and their cultural formation, in order to address the antagonistic dichotomy. It recommends an integrated, self-theologised and decolonised faith formation conducted by engaging the Nsenga people and their culture to bring about spiritual transformation. This calls for a responsible hermeneutics of the bible, culture, and the RCZ faith tradition.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/12123
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectThesis ( (Ph.D (Practical Theology))--University of the Free State, 2023en_ZA
dc.subjectFaith formationen_ZA
dc.subjectantagonistic dichotomyen_ZA
dc.subjecthermeneuticsen_ZA
dc.subjectNsenga peopleen_ZA
dc.subjectBibleen_ZA
dc.subjectcultureen_ZA
dc.subjectfaith traditionen_ZA
dc.subjectcontextualen_ZA
dc.subjectBuku La Katekismaen_ZA
dc.subjectdiscernmenten_ZA
dc.titleChristian faith formation and culture: a theological study of the Nsenga peopleen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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