The significance of dreams and visions among members of the Baptist churches of Zambia with special reference to the Manyika Baptist Association and to selected urban areas
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Hayashida, Nelson Osamu
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2018-05-22T12:42:23Z
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2018-05-22T12:42:23Z
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1994
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Heretofore, the call to the Christian ministry may be
what we knew most about African Christian dreams. The
theological literature has not documented the role or
significance of dreams and visions in the mission churches
to any meaningful degree, while their prevalence and sig¬
nificance in many independent churches of Africa are well
acknowledged. This thesis is the first treatment of Afri¬
can Christian dreams and visions on a systematic scale
utilising data collected from a particular mission church,
the Baptists of Zambia.
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The phenomena of dreams and visions are prominent in
various cultures in the non-Western world, as they are in
the Biblical literature. The value and role of dreams and
visions in the early church and their use, misuse or neglect in the ensuing centuries is noted. A Western psychological perspective to the phenomena is helpful in distinguishing their scientific from their religious dimensions.
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dent churches of Africa is evaluated through a typology
of dream and vision appearances and a typology of motifs.
When compared with the dreams and visions of Zambian
Baptists in rural and urban settings, similarities and
differences appear. In addition, M.L. Daneel's ten observations regarding dreams in the mission and independent
churches are pegs which help us compare and better interpret the significance of dreams among Baptists of Zambia.
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The study of Baptist dreams and visions, their
regularity among church members, and the predominant failure to interpret and use dreams constructively, point to
the need for greater appreciation of dreams and visions as
legitimate means of divine revelation.
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http://hdl.handle.net/1842/30258
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The University of Edinburgh
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Annexe Thesis Digitisation Project 2018 Block 19
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The significance of dreams and visions among members of the Baptist churches of Zambia with special reference to the Manyika Baptist Association and to selected urban areas
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Thesis or Dissertation
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Doctoral
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PhD Doctor of Philosophy
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