A Problem of Presence: Beyond Scripture in an African Church Volume 2

by Matthew Engelke

Book Overview

The Friday Masowe apostolics of Zimbabwe refer to themselves as "the Christians who don't read the Bible." They claim they do not need the Bible because they receive the Word of God "live and direct" from the Holy Spirit. In this insightful and sensitive historical ethnography, Matthew Engelke documents how this rejection of scripture speaks to longstanding concerns within Christianity over mediation and authority. The Bible, of course, has been a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520249046
• ISBN13: 9780520249042
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 321 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 8.9"