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The first four essays in Mission in Malawi reassess the meaning, nature and place of mission in a postmodern world. Subsequent essays examine various issues that missionaries and the Church in Malawi have and continue to struggle with. These range from the problem of administering church discipline, the challenge of Bible translation, the question of how to deal with corruption in the corridors of power to the challenges of dealing with initiation rites, HIV/AIDS, patriarchy, gender inequality, the exercise of the Church's prophetic role, lack of contextualized theology, and the difficult task of creating an inclusive church and society. The last three essays are an attempt to describe a contextual theology appropriate for the African church, construct a theology for Malawi and project a future for mission in Malawi in the context of a changing world. These essays offer a rare window into the life and struggles of the Malawian Church even as it faces the postmodern future. The essays are not only informative but also challenging and thought-provoking. Scholars, students and other readers who share an interest in mission and the life of the Church in Malawi will find this collection of essays indispensable in the many years to come.

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Contributors Preface Chapter 1 Mission in the Postmodern World: A Philosophical Foundation JONATHAN S. NKHOMA Chapter 2 Mission in the Postmodern World: A Biblical Foundation JONATHAN S. NKHOMA Chapter 3 Mobile Telephony Shaping Present Day Development JOHN A. RYAN Chapter 4 Together Towards Life in the Context of Liquid Modernity: Mission and Evangelism in the Age of Secularization KENNETH R. ROSS Chapter 5 Chichewa Bible Versions and Divergent Translations of the Tetragrammaton WINSTON R. KAWALE Chapter 6 Church Discipline in Early Livingstonia Mission TIMOTHY K. NYASULU Chapter 7 The Ngoni Response to Early Christian Missions: The Case of Loudon BOSTON SOKO 195 Chapter 8 Kenosis and Incarnation: A Theological Response to the Fight against Corruption PETER QEKO JERE Chapter 9 An African Contextualized Study Bible: A Case Study of the Chichewa Study Bible WINSTON R. KAWALE Chapter 10 TEEM: Challenges and Opportunities of a Missional Education in Malawi JONATHAN S. NKHOMA Chapter 11 Revival History as it Affects Malawian Church History, with Special Reference to the CCAP RHODIAN MUNYENYEMBE Chapter 12 The Post-Classical Missions' Missionary Affair in Malawi HANY LONGWE Chapter 13 The Unfinished Agenda: Puberty Rites and the Response of the Roman Catholic Church in Southern Malawi, 1901-1994 JOSEPH C. CHAKANZA Chapter 14 The Attitude of Blantyre Synod of the CCAP towards Initiation Rites: A Historical Account FELIX L. CHINGOTA Chapter 15 The Initiation of Chewa Women of Malawi: A Presbyterian Woman's Perspective ISABEL APAWO PHIRI Chapter 16 African Women's Theologizing PATRICK A. KALILOMBE Chapter 17 The Church as a Healing Community: Voices and Visions from Chilobwe Healing Centre ISABEL APAWO PHIRI Chapter 18 When the Telling Itself is a Taboo: The Phoebe Practice FULATA L. MOYO Chapter 19 The God who Appears to Hide His Face: HIV/AIDS from a Biblical Perspective FELIX L. CHINGOTA 464 Chapter 20 The Renewal of the State by the Church: The Case of the Public Affairs Committee KENNETH R. ROSS Chapter 21 Divinity or Divinities? The Religious Role of Ancestors in Nyakyusa Belief JOSEPH C. CHAKANZA Chapter 22 Evangelicalism and African Christian Theology AUGUSTINE C. MUSOPOLE Chapter 23 Towards a Theological Method for Malawi AUGUSTINE C. MUSOPOLE Chapter 24 The Future of Missions in Malawi: Expectations and Projections KLAUS FIEDLER Bibliography Index

Contributors Preface Chapter 1 Mission in the Postmodern World: A Philosophical Foundation JONATHAN S. NKHOMA Chapter 2 Mission in the Postmodern World: A Biblical Foundation JONATHAN S. NKHOMA Chapter 3 Mobile Telephony Shaping Present Day Development JOHN A. RYAN Chapter 4 Together Towards Life in the Context of Liquid Modernity: Mission and Evangelism in the Age of Secularization KENNETH R. ROSS Chapter 5 Chichewa Bible Versions and Divergent Translations of the Tetragrammaton WINSTON R. KAWALE Chapter 6 Church Discipline in Early Livingstonia Mission TIMOTHY K. NYASULU Chapter 7 The Ngoni Response to Early Christian Missions: The Case of Loudon BOSTON SOKO 195 Chapter 8 Kenōsis and Incarnation: A Theological Response to the Fight against Corruption PETER QEKO JERE Chapter 9 An African Contextualized Study Bible: A Case Study of the Chichewa Study Bible WINSTON R. KAWALE Chapter 10 TEEM: Challenges and Opportunities of a Missional Education in Malawi JONATHAN S. NKHOMA Chapter 11 Revival History as it Affects Malawian Church History, with Special Reference to the CCAP RHODIAN MUNYENYEMBE Chapter 12 The Post-Classical Missions' Missionary Affair in Malawi HANY LONGWE Chapter 13 The Unfinished Agenda: Puberty Rites and the Response of the Roman Catholic Church in Southern Malawi, 1901-1994 JOSEPH C. CHAKANZA Chapter 14 The Attitude of Blantyre Synod of the CCAP towards Initiation Rites: A Historical Account FELIX L. CHINGOTA Chapter 15 The Initiation of Chewa Women of Malawi: A Presbyterian Woman's Perspective ISABEL APAWO PHIRI Chapter 16 African Women's Theologizing PATRICK A. KALILOMBE Chapter 17 The Church as a Healing Community: Voices and Visions from Chilobwe Healing Centre ISABEL APAWO PHIRI Chapter 18 When the Telling Itself is a Taboo: The Phoebe Practice FULATA L. MOYO Chapter 19 The God who Appears to Hide His Face: HIV/AIDS from a Biblical Perspective FELIX L. CHINGOTA 464 Chapter 20 The Renewal of the State by the Church: The Case of the Public Affairs Committee KENNETH R. ROSS Chapter 21 Divinity or Divinities? The Religious Role of Ancestors in Nyakyusa Belief JOSEPH C. CHAKANZA Chapter 22 Evangelicalism and African Christian Theology AUGUSTINE C. MUSOPOLE Chapter 23 Towards a Theological Method for Malawi AUGUSTINE C. MUSOPOLE Chapter 24 The Future of Missions in Malawi: Expectations and Projections KLAUS FIEDLER Bibliography Index

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Jonathan S. Nkhoma is Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Mzuzu University. He read theology at African Bible College, University of Malawi and Harvard University, and is the author of The Use of Fulfilment Quotations in the Gospel according to Matthew (2005, 2006); Significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls and other Essays (2013), and Mission Foundations and other Essays (2020). He has also published refereed articles and book chapters, and edited and reviewed several scholarly books. Rhodian G. Munyenyembe is Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Mzuzu University and author of Christianity and Social-Cultural Issues: The Charismatic Movement and Contextualization in Malawi (2011) and Pursuing an Elusive Unity (2019). He was, for many years, assistant editor for the journal Religion in Malawi in the University of Malawi, and is founding editor for the journal Religion and Culture at Mzuzu University. He holds a PhD from the University of the Free State. Hany Longwe received his PhD from the University of Malawi and served as Principal of the Baptist Theological Seminary of Malawi for thirteen years. For many years he lectured in the University of Livingstonia and served as visiting lecturer in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Mzuzu University. He is author of Christians by Grace- Baptists by Choice: A History of the Baptist Convention of Malawi (2011) and Identity by Dissociation: A History of the Achewa Providence Industrial Mission (2013).

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