150 years of mission-churches in Swaziland, 1844-1994 : elitism, a factor in the growth and decline / [print]
by Marjorie Froise.
- 1996.
- xiv, 139 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Typescript (photocopy) Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Theology in the subject of missiology at the University of South Africa. "November 1996." Part One: Church Growth Defined Chapter 1: Introduction to Swaziland Chapter 2: Earliest Beginnings of Christianity in Swaziland Chapter 3: Church Growth in Swaziland From 1884 to 1994 Chapter 4: Church Growth Statistically Chapter 5: Church Growth Case Studies Part Two: Church Growth Examined Chapter 6: 1880-1939 Years of Growth in the Church--Elitism in the Church Chapter 7: 1940-1985 Years of Stagnation in the Mission Churches--Elitism in Culture Chapter 8: 1986-1995 A Decade of Change--Elitism in Modernity Conclusion Addenda List of Tables
Origins of the Swazi people and their early history -- Political development -- Population growth -- Culture and traditional religion. King Sobhuza's dream and the requests to the Wesleyan Church -- The Wesleyan Church responds -- The first year: 1844 to 1845 -- A year of grwoth: 1845 to 1846 -- Trouble brewing -- The exodus -- The refugee settlement at Indaleni and later Edendale -- A closed door for Christian witness. Three phases of church growth -- The pioneer period 180-1910 -- Anglican beginnings -- The Wesleyans return -- Non-denominational mission agencies commence ministries -- The consolidation period 1910-1975 -- The church comes of age 1976-onwards. Religious affiliation from Census reports from 1904-1956 -- Religious affiliation from Official Yearbooks of the Union of SA -- Mission-church affiliation statistics from various sources -- Congregational growth. The Anglican Church (Church of the Province of South Africa) -- Historical review -- The growth of the church statistically -- The Wesleyan Church (Methodist Church of Southern Africa) -- Historical review -- The growth of church statistically -- Roman Catholic Church -- Historical review -- The growth of church statistically -- The Church of the Nazarene -- Historical review -- The growth of the church statistically. European contact-the beginning of modernisation -- Traders-introducing new values -- Recruiters introduce a cash economy -- Concessionaries and greedy kings -- Concessions during the reign of Mswati II -- Concessions during the reign of Mbandzeni -- Colonial forces seeking domination -- The role of missionaries in the process of modernisation and colonisation -- Reasons for rapid church growth in this period: -- Converts through institutional appraoch to missions -- Change in value systems -- Christianity-the road to advancement for commoners -- Factors in this era which created problems in the subsequent era: -- Concessions and the church -- Fission in the church and its effects -- Language issue: Zulu or Siswati -- Missionaries who came to stay -- Christianity plus Western culture -- Biblical worldview -- Communicating the message -- Enlightenment Christianity -- Enlightenment Christianity confronts African traditional culture -- Early Christian converts -- The effect on the people- -- The churched people developed airs of superiority -- The status of women changed -- Resentment of chiefs. Changes in the nation in this era -- Political changes -- Economic advance -- Social changes -- Sobhuza II's powerful leadership -- Growth in national pride and return to culture -- Resurgance of Swazi traditional religion -- Polygamy -- The church in this era -- Loss of institutions -- Mission churches gain their independence -- Rapid growth of Independent Churches -- Reasons for the move from mission-churches to Independent Churches -- Problems in this era: -- Second generation Christians-faith a veneer -- Rulers were never reached -- The effect on the people: -- Elitism shifts from mission-church Christianity to culture. Changes in the nation in this era -- A new monarch and constitutional changes -- Economic changes -- Unemployment -- Social changes -- A breakdown in the traditional family structure -- Health care -- Development of an educated Swazi elite -- A youth-a secularised generation -- The church in this era -- A dichotomised society -- Affiliated to some chhrch but don't attend -- Clergy-a Western model -- The number of missionaries has declined -- The charismatics are planting churches - Swazi Independent Churches in this era -- The challenge to the church -- Dealing with a society in "Future Shock" -- The church of the Nazarene is growing -- Meeting the spiritual needs of the people. The era of cultivating elitism in the church -- The era of developing elitism in culture -- The era of modernised elitism -- What is the future of the church in Swaziland?. Swaziland in Brief -- Church Groups listed in the Swaziland Christian Handbook -- Religious affiliation in the Census reports. A comparative statistical table-1910 -- Church development in Swaziland -- Religious affiliation from 1904 to 1956 from the Census reports -- Church growth from 1904 to 1956 from the Census reports as a percentage of all population groups -- Black mission church growth from 1904 to 1956 Census reports after adjustments -- Population, church attendance, and % of population attending church -- Church attendance from 1918 to 1952 as a percentage of the total population -- Church affiliation from 1904 to 1994 -- Growth in congregations from 1910 to 1994 -- Population per mission church from 1910 to 1994 -- Numerical growth of the Anglican church from 1891 to 1994 -- The Anglican Church as a percentage of the total population -- The growth of the Methodist (Wesleyan) church from 1890 to 1992 -- Membership of the Methodist Church from 1910 to 1992 as a percentage of the population -- Catholic population from 1920 to 1994 taken from church records -- Affiliation from Census reports compared with Catholic population records -- Catholic population statistics as a percentage of the population -- Church membership (full members) -- Church membership compared with Population growth -- Biblical world view -- Christianity in a Western world view -- Traditional world view -- Elitism in the church -- Elitism in modernity -- Average attendance -- Religious affiliation-1904 Census Report -- Religious affiliation-1921 Census Report -- Religious affiliation-1936 Census Report -- Religious affiliation-1946 Census Report -- Religions of the African population-1956 Census Report -- Religious affiliation of the European and Coloured Pop.
Columbia International University--Alumni and alumnae.