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Leaving school at fifteen, Brian Morris has had a and varied career in Malawi, before becoming a university teacher. Now Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at Goldsmiths College, University of London, he is the author of numerous articles and books on anthropology, religion and symbolism, hunter gatherer societies, concepts of the individual and radical politics. His most recent books are Homage to Peasant Smallholders (Luviri Press 2022) and Anthropology and Dialectical Naturalism (Black Rose 2022).After writing much about Anthropology, Brian Morris finally shares about his life. While in his youth the academic future seemed very dim, an all consuming interest in nature was already there. The author does not only share the formative experiences in Malawi and India, but he also shares his intellectual development to become a Dialectical Anthropologist. His travel and research experiences are fascinating, and it is amazing how much fits into one life.

Over the last decades, an ever-growing gap has developed between traditional marriage and the officiation of it as a church wedding, because of the expenses involved in a "proper" church wedding. These are not demanded by the churches, but by common social expectations. Irrespective of whether a church sees marriage as a sacrament or as a civil order, much emphasis is put on it, by the churches and by society. Many churches exclude those "not properly married" from the sacraments. But why should the churches put so much emphasis on their church wed-dings, a ritual not found in the New Testament, and which came into the church only almost a thousand years later?

Africa was not evangelized by the European (and American) churches, but by the European (and American) mission societies, a process that thoroughly changed the religious geography of Africa. This book traces the origin of this change to William Carey, who proposed in 1792 to make the mission society as a voluntary association the "Means" to propagate the Gospel. The mission societies did what the churches could not have done. In this seminal paper Andrew Walls explores this often forgotten feature of missionary history.

The Lakeside Tonga in the North were the first ethnic group in Malawi to accept Christianity, not so much be many baptisms, but by sending their children to school, so that in 1895 half the Tonga children attended school. One of them was Filemon Kamunkhwara Chirwa from Mchaya (Old Bandawe), who trained as a teacher and became the leading teacher for the Tonga schools in the 1920s, an intellectual, a religious and political leader. When Indirect Rule came in 1932, he was strongly involved in the creation of the Tonga Tribal Council. At that time, he published his only book, the Tonga stories. He also wrote a World History in Tonga, but the manuscript cannot be found.A Filemon Kamunkhwara Chirwa anguwiya ku Mchaya (Old Bandawe). Angusambira sukulu ku Old Bandawe pa ulongozgi waku Dr Robert Laws. Wati wakwera angusankhika kwachilutiliya ndi masambiru ku Khondowe (Livingstonia) kweniko angwachisambizgika nchitu ya usambizgi wa mu masukulu, ulongozgi pa milimu ya ukhristu, kutaula mazgu ghaku Chiuta, ndi nchitu za manja. Kutuwa 1895 mpaka 1897 a Filemon angovya Dr Prentice pantchitu yakwachijura ndi kusambizga pa Chilanga C.C.A.P Mission mu Boma la Kasungu.Mu October 1900, a Filemon anguto a Miriam Khozeya Nyambawa aku Entuzwini, kuNjuyu, weniwo nawu angusambizyika pa Khondowe. Wati wakweraSukulu angovya pantchitu ya kusambizga asungwana kusona pa Khondowe. (The Livingstonia Institution Register, vol 1, 1896). Ku Old Bandawe aNyambawa angovya Mrs Gordon kusambizga ndi wenga a Chitengo paupu wa Chikondo.A Filemon angusambizga pa sukulu ya New Bandawe (Thipula) kwa vyaka vinandi, ndi angusankhika kuwa wakwendere masukulu (Inspector). Angulutiliya masambiru ghawu pakuwija ndi College ya Fort Hare. A Filemon angwanja kumumbiya Mbuya, angusambizgika kumba Organi mu Charichi cha Old Bandawe ndi angwata ndi kulemba sumu zakumumbikiya zenizo zikulembeka mu buku la Sumu za Chitonga. Angusambizga kambidu kamampha mu Charichi ndikukumbuska wose kuti "Timumbiye Chiuta ndi mazgu gha likondwa. Ps 66: 1-2". Mpha nyengo yeniyo angulembe Nthanu za Chitonga.Wati wapumuwa pa nchitu ya mumasukulu, a Filemon angugwira ntchitu ya Session Clerk yo anguyiyambiya ku Old Bandawe, ndi ulembi pa ofesi ya mission pa Thipula. A Filemon angukankhuska Chita mu kurongo chanju chikuru ku wanthu wose ndi kuwawovya kuti wasambiri sukulu. Angovya alendu kurondereka ndi kuja ndi chimango mu Utonga (nge a Dr Stephen Mwenifumbo, a George Phiri, a Alexander MacAlpine, Dr Martin ndi muoli wake). Chanju ichi ndi ulemu waka Filemon vinguchitiska kuti aziwiki ndi kwanjika mu Utonga wose. Leka a Tonga wanandi anguwawona nge mba mbuyawo ndi kuwadana zina lakuti "Agogo".

Joseph Chaphadzika Chakanza was born in 1943 at Mchacha Village, T.A. Malemia in Nsanje District where he grew up and discovered his vocation as a Catholic priest, being ordained in 1969. After studies for a Master's degree at the University of Aberdeen, he returned to Malawi and was appointed Lecturer in Religious Studies at Chancellor College, University of Malawi, in 1977. During the 1980s he took study leave to complete his DPhil in Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford. Thereafter he remained at Chancellor College until his retirement in 2007, serving for many years as the inspirational Head of the Department of Religious Studies. After retirement he embarked on a further period of teaching at the Catholic University of Malawi. His stature in the Catholic Church was recognised when he was made a Monsignor in June 2019. He died in his home diocese of Chikwawa in April 2020.As a highly trained anthropologist, Chakanza was well placed to assess what was taking place at the cultural level as Malawi passed through a time of rapid social change during the last years of the twentieth century and the early years of the twenty-first. This book comprises the analysis that he published in a long series of articles in The Lamp magazine, between 1995 and 2008. Though informed by his erudition, the articles are written in an accessible style and can serve as a primer for those finding their way into the study of Malawian culture. At the same time, this collection will not disappoint those who have already advanced in this field.

"Dies ist die Autobiographie eines 'gewöhnlichen' Lebens, eines Bankangestellten und seiner Familie; aber manches ist ungewöhnlich. Das Buch zeigt die Suche eines Mannes nach Gott und wie er Gott findet (oder besser: wie Gott ihn findet)."Der Autor Günter Porth, geboren 31.8.1956 in Dahn/Pfalz, studierte nach seinem Abitur 1976 vier Semester Germanistik und ev. Theologie. Nach Abbruch seines Studiums und verschiedenen Gelegenheitsiobs absolvierte er 1980 bis 1982 eine Banklehre und studierte dann zwei Jahre Betriebswirtschaft an der FH der Deutschen Bundesbank. Nach seinem Abschluss war er in den Filialen der Bundesbank in Mainz, Pirmasens, Cottbus, Weimar und Erfurt tätig. 2020 trat er in den Ruhestand und lebt nun mit seiner Frau Anne und Familie in Pirmasens.This is the autobiography of an 'ordinary' life, that of a bank employee and his family; but some things are out of the ordinary. The book shows a man's search for God, and how he found him (or, better, how God found him).Günter Porth (1956) is a retired employee of the Deutsche Bundesbank, living in Pirmasens with his wife Anne, who worked for 8 months as a volunteer with the Kachere Series in Zomba.

A book about the generation gap and some of the problems it brings about in an African society, as a mother uses a drastic approach to "save" her educated daughter from a "disastrous" marriage ending up herself as the victim.Tito Banda was born and brought up in Tihauke Village Mzimba District. He received his Secondary education at Mzimba and Nkhata-Bav Secondary School and his college education at Messiah College and Temple University in the USA and finally at Chancellor College, University of Malawi. Until the time of his death in 2014, he was a lecturer in literature and creative writing in the Department of Language and Literature in the Faculty o Education at Mzuzu University. His research interest was in Oral Literature both narrative and poetic. His published works include three novels: Sekani's Solution, 'A Bitter Disapproval, and The Luck Charm. He also published many short stories and feature articles mainly on cultural subjects.

Once upon a time, there was a woman who had no child. Try as she could, with this man and that man: No child was born. So she made a child of clay and, surprisingly, the clay figure became alive." - Steve Chimombo retells this popular folk story. This book is the fourth in a series of folk tales retold by the author for the modern reader. The others are Operation Kalulu, The Caves of Nazimbuli, and The Bird Boy's Song.Steve Chimombo was born and died in Zomba, leaving his wife, daughter, two sons, and five. He was educated in Malawi, Wales, England, and the United States of America. He held a doctorate from Columbia University New York, and an Honorary Fellowship in writing from low University. He was Professor Emeritus in English at the University of Malawi. Chimombo was also a poet, play writer, short story writer, novelist, editor and literary critic.

Baptists are keen to go directly to the New Testament in all major issues of faith. If the Bible is the first argument, then history (and therefore tradition) is another line of argument, that both promoters and opponents of women's ordination can and do use. This book is largely concerned with not just the history of women's ordination, or even of Baptists and women's ordination, but offers perspectives from history that may be useful for the discussion of this issue. The thrust of the arguments are aimed at highlighting that differing biblical interpretations are possible, and it must be admitted that Baptists have their own history, over which, much diversity has developed.

Many people, despite being Christians, flee from the presence of God when they face problems. This book explains that in hard times we should not flee from the presence of God because He will never leave us alone even if we are facing big problems. Let's always be in the presence of God in all situations.

"Let My people go and serve Me regardless of sex" is the ultimate appeal from God. Unfortunately, some cultural practices and wrong interpretations of the Bible have excluded some, especially women, from attaining key leadership roles. Culturally, women are considered second class and men's property, source of evil and "weaker vessels." A wrong interpretation of the scriptures has sidelined women from obtaining decision making positions. This is the result of what may be called, "a One-Dimensional Approach," and a recommendation is made to "re-read" the biblical texts as well as Chewa culture and the history of the synod with a "Multi-Dimensional Approach" in which the literary, theological-rhetorical and historical-cultural aspects are all considered, because this approach liberates the oppressed and the marginalized.

Rev. John Chilembe was the first Baptist missionary to his own people. One of his first disciples, Peter Kalemba, was the first Baptist missionary to his own people, the Achewa. Both men used the church planting principle of a 'people group movement', but APIM, not having spread out to people of other ethnic groups, is proof that christianization by means of people groups is by no means a perfect answer to the task of evangelization. Hany Longwe is a theologian, Baptist Minister, author and editor.

In 1969 the Brothers of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Virgin Mary (FIC Brothers) set out to teach deaf children so that they could take their rightful place in society. This book shows the history of the Training of Teachers for the Hearing Impaired, its recognition and growth, and the changing educational concepts employed. It seems that the concept of inclusive 'education for all', employed without sufficient means, endangers the gains that have been made over the years. Vita Mumba is a teacher, special needs advisor and teacher trainer in Malawi.

Thomas Schirmacher argues that from the biblical teaching that man is the head of woman (1 Cr 11:3) the Corinthians had drawn the false conclusion that in prayer a woman must be veiled and a man is forbidden to be veiled, and that the wife exists for the husband but not the husband for the wife. Paul, however, rejects these conclusions and shows in 11:10-16 why the veiling of women did not belong to God's commandments binding upon all the Christian communities. Schirmacher presents an alternative exposition, discusses quotations and irony in 1 Corinthians, and deals with other New Testament texts about women's clothing and prayer and about the subordination of wives.

While the author was still a student at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda (1968/69), she realized how important women are, in the society and in the church. After Makerere, she worked for seven years in the Kania la Biblia in Southern Tanzania. While living in Matemanga, she established the church's Women's Ministry, which she continued to lead from Songea and Mbinga. In this book she looks back on her life, work and thinking in those years, based on her diaries and correspondence. This she augments by information on related developments over the last 50 years, which equally show that women are able to do things.Als die Autorin noch Studentin an der Makerere Universität in Kampala, Uganda, war (1968/69), wurde ihr klar, wie wichtig die Frauen sind, in Kultur und Kirche. Sie arbeitete dann sieben Jahre in der Kanisa la Biblia in Südtanzania. In Matemanga begann sie den Aufbau der überregionalen Frauenarbeit der Kirche, die sie dann von Songea und Mbinga aus weiterführte. Das Buch beschreibt rückblickend ihr Leben, Arbeiten und Denken in diesen Jahren aufgrund ihrer Tagebücher und ihrer Korrespondenz. Irene Fiedler (*1942), after training as a domestic worker, as a kindergarten teacher and then as a primary school teacher, studied at Makerere University in Kampala and after that worked for seven years as a missionary of the Kanisa la Biblia in South Tanzania. Returning to Germany in 1976, she trained as a child and adolescent psychotherapist and received her PhD in Education from Dortmund University in 1984. She worked as a psychotherapist in private practice and as an instructor in psychotherapy. Mother of three children, two of them born in Tanzania. Editor of the Old Testament section of the Swahili Bible Concordance (Itifaki ya Biblia) published in 1990 in Dodoma (Central Tanganyika Press) and in Nairobi (Uzima Press).Book in German language.

This book offers the reader a portrait - a representation no less - of the social life and culture of the peasant-smallholders of the Shire Highlands, situated in Southern Malawi. It explores the relationship between the people of the Shire Highlands and the natural landscape - in all its diversity and dynamic complexity. It is an ethnographic study focussing specifically on the peasant-smallholders of the Highlands, who constitute around 80 per cent of the current population and their complex, multi-faceted relationship to the land and its diverse biota.

No sooner had northern Malawians started to become Christians in the late 19th century, than they began to compose hymns. Rather than attempting rational discourse or literary production, their first instinct was to sing and dance their faith. In this book Augustine Musopole offers us the first comprehensive analysis of the theology found in the hymns - a ground-breaking contribution to our understanding of African Christianity.

Innovative, interesting, out of the ordinary, are accolades used to describe the stories in Of Life, Love and Death. They grew out the turbulent years of Malawi's third republic.

This collection of verse contains poems from Malawi's foremost writer, most of which were written in the 1970s. Poet, fiction writer, playwright, and children's author Steve Bernard Miles Chimombo was born in Zomba, Malawi, and educated at the University of Malawi, the University of Wales, the University of Leeds, and Columbia University. Mythology and oral culture inform his poetry, and he frequently used both modernist techniques and wry humor to address political themes.

Operation Kalulu, the story of the Hare and the Well, was the first of the retold folk stories by Steve Chimombo. Folk stories are timeless in their relevance, each illustrating good and bad character traits, and behaviour in a variety of situations. This story presents us with a community experiencing a drought, and the way in which they pull together to find a solution. In the course of the process, we see how the animals, human-like in both character and behaviour, sort out issues of governance to the satisfaction of the entire community.

The Bird Boy's Song is a retelling of the common Malawian folk story. "e;The Orphan and the Slave"e;. The story recounts a slave's usurpation of his master's place, which he enjoys for a short time, until he is unmasked. The author used modern storytelling techniques to dramatise this popular trickster tale.

As a boy I heard my mother warn my father never to walk alone and never to come home late lest he be killed like Kutchona. But why could people kill an innocent pastor? For Alexander Kutchona God stood above politics and God came first in all areas of life. The Party leaders believed differently. Politics to them could not be separated from Church life and that the church should be used as a platform for the political agenda. They labeled him traitor and removed him out of their path and memory.

The vote in favour of multi-party politics at the National Referendum of 1993, and the subsequent General Election of 1994, heralded the advent of a democratic system of government in Malawi. lt soon became apparent, however, that there remained many obstacles to overcome before Malawi would be a truly democratic country. In this volume, a multi-disciplinary approach has been employed to examine both the progress and the pitfalls of the democratization process. Political scientists, lawyers, historians, theologians, literary critics, linguists, economists, and educationalists apply the tools of their respective disciplines to take stock of democratization in Malawi. This book is an indispensable guide to anyone seeking to understand the social and political situation in Malawi in the early years of the Second Republic.

More than twenty years have passed since this book was first published yet its themes remain vital for understanding the way in which Christian faith is coming to expression in a context like Malawi. It begins with Christology, with the question of the identity of Jesus Christ that is perennially at the centre of the Christian theological task. For a century and more Malawians have been hearing the proclamation, "here comes your king!" This has struck a chord in millions of hearts as individuals, families and communities have named Jesus Christ as Lord. It has also posed the challenge of discovering what this Lordship means in every dimension of life. Much of the rest of the book pursues this question as it explores how church identity has been formed and consolidated, how the faith has been a resource for the nation at critical moments, and the ways in which the faith has shaped national identity and helped to meet political challenges.

Malawian Oral Literature: The Aesthetics of Indigenous Arts The first edition of Malawian Oral Literature was seminal in the study of oral literature, giving a truly indigenous theoretical framework for the study of Malawi's oral literature, which could be replicated for other Bantu language cultures. Despite the fact that the text was first published more than 30 years ago, the theory and related studies herein remain remarkably current. For example, the trickster and the dupe continue to appear in news stories, both local and international, in different forms and environments, from politics to finance, as well as literature.