| Description |
1 online resource (241 pages) |
| Series |
But with the word of God |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: The Lunda-Chokwe Traditional Worldview; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Part II: Implications for Biblical Discipleschip; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Bibliography |
| Summary |
Ben F. Eidse is Shakambangu, a messenger who announces the truth, so-named by the Lunda-Chokwe who appreciate his commitment to learning their heart language, proverbs and culture. He often began his messages with a Chokwe proverb about the kambangu bird who doesn't speak empty words like the prairie chicken, but announces the first sliver of the moon. He was also called "Tata," a wise elder and "blacksmith who equipped us, not with guns, but with the Word of God," which he translated, with two Chokwe pastors/storytellers. Eidse is among the rare western students of Lunda-Chokwe language and c |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Chokwe (African people)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Chokwe (African people)
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Chokwe (African people) -- Religion
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Chokwe (African people) -- Social life and customs
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Ethnology
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Missions
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Africa
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Congo (Democratic Republic)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781443883443 |
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1443883441 |
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9781443888295 |
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144388829X |
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