AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION IN MALAWI: The Case of the Bimbi Cult
James N. Amanze
Although Malawi is now predominantly Christian and Muslim, African Tradition Religion still has a strong appeal. Professor Amanze introduces us to one of the territorial cults: the Bimbi Cult of the Upper Shire Valley. He provides a fascinating account of how the cult secures good rains, and discusses the crucial role of such a cult in an area dependent on its rainfall.
ISBN 99908-16-38-7, Kachere Monograph No. 17, 207 pp, 2002
     
  AFRICAN WILDLIFE & LIVELIHOODS: The Promise and Performance of Community Conservation
David Hulme and Marshall Murphree (eds.)
Conservation policies in Africa in the last decade have followed three main principles: 1) that conservation should be community-based; 2) that the things conserved should be managed to achieve both development and conservation goals; 3) that markets should play a role in shaping the incentives for conservation. This book examines just how successful community-based approaches have been in their twin objectives of conserving African environments and improving rural livelihoods.
ISBN 0-85255-414-1, James Curry Ltd., 336 pp, 2000
     
  CHEWA TRADITIONAL RELIGION
J.W.M van Breugel
In this presentation of hitherto unpublished material on Chewa Traditional Religion and culture, the author offers precious descriptions of rain rituals, witchcraft phenomena, the religious significance of Nyau, and extensive deliberations of concepts of God and ancestors. Researched under difficult, and sometimes dangerous, circumstances during the Banda era, van Breugel's doctoral research is finally made available to a wider readership.
ISBN 99908-16-34-4, Kachere Monograph No. 13, 285 pp, 2001
     
  CHIKONZEDWE CHA MPINGO: Zosintha zazikulu za uzimu 1500-1650
Steven Paas
Bukuli limafotokozera mbiri ya Nyengo ya Chikonzedwe cha Mpingo ku maiko a ku Ulaya m'zaka za 1500-1650. Nyengoyi inali nthawi ya kusintha kwakukulu imene inatsegula chitseko cha tsogolo latsopano, ndiponso nthawiyi inagwedeza anthu. Anthu anafufuza mafunso pa zovuta zambiri. Panthawiyi Mulungu anatumiza nthumwi za Mpingo wake, kuti zitsogolere anthu kuwerenga ndi kutsatira Baibulo. Ntchito ya Chikonzedwechi inatsitsimutsa Mpingo. Zaka zambiri zitatha, mipingo ya ku Ulaya, kudzera m'ntchito ya Mishoni, inabweretsa Baibulo ku Africa, komwe kunakhazikitsidwa Mipingo yambiri. Anthu amene akufuna kumva bwino Mbiri ya Mpingo ya ku Africa ayenera kudziwa Mbiri ya Chikonzedwechi. Ichi ndi cholinga chake cha bukuli.
ISBN 99908-16-47-6, Mvunguti Book No. 7, 114 pp, 2002
   
  MOYO NDI UTUMIKI WA MBUSA NDI MAI MUOCHA WA PROVIDENCE INDUSTRIAL MISSION
Patrick Makondesa
Mbiri ya Mpingo wa Providence Industrial Mission (PIM) ndi yodziwika kwambiri kupyolera mwamstogoleri wake woyamba Mbusa John Chilembwe amene anaphedwa m'chaka cha 1915. Dr. Daniel Malekebu ndi mkazi wake Flora analowa m'malo mwake m'chaka cha 1926. Bukuli likulongosola moyo ndi utumiki wa Mbusa Muocha ndi mkazi wake amene anatsatira Dr. Malekebu ndi mkazi wake (1971-1987).
ISBN 9908-16-31-X, Mvunguti Book No. 3, 52 pp, 2000
     
  MTUMWI PAULO NDI UDINDO WA AMAYI MUMPINGO
Janet Y. Kholowa ndi Klaus Fiedler
Kuno ku Malawi nkhani yakulalikira kwa amayi mtchalitch ili mkamwamkamwa. Ena amakana, ena amavomereza, onse amatsimikiza kuti amatsatila Baibulo. Buku lino lafufuza mozama zimene Mtumwi Paulo anachita ndi kunena zokhudza udindo wa amayi mu tchalitchi.
ISBN 9908-16-31-X, Mvunguti Book No. 6, 28 pp, 2001
     
  NTHANTHI ZA CHITONGA ZA KUSAMBIZGIYA NDI KUTAULIYA
David Mphande
Proverbs are a never-ending treasure of wisdom for any people. In this book, written entirely in Chitonga, David Mphande presents 200 proverbs and explores how each of them can be used in preaching and teaching.
ISBN 99908-16-36-0, Mvunguti Book No. 5, 172 pp, 2000
     
 

SANGAYA: Mtsogoleri wa Sinodi ya Blantyre Mpingo wa CCAP
Silas S. Ncozana
Mmodzi mwa atsogoleri a mpingo wodziwika kwambiri pa nthawi imene dziko lino limalandira ufulu wodzilamulira anali Mbusa Jonathan Sangaya. Iyeyu analowa udindowa mlembi wamkulu wa Sinodi ya Blantyre mumpingo wa CCAP mchaka wa 1958 kulowa m'malo mwa Tom Colvin, ndipo anatsogoleradi mpingo mnthawi yonse yosintha ulamuliro. Bukuli lithandiza owerenga kudziwa zinthu za mbiri pa nthawiyo ndi kumva kusintha kwa utsogoleri, kuchoka kwa amishonale kupita kwa a Malawi. ISBN 99908-16-350-2, Mvunguti Book No. 1, 74 pp, 2001
     
 

THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE: Church Growth in the Free Methodist Church in Malawi and Zimbabwe
Henry Church
When the original Christian missionaries in Malawi were preparing for their hundredth anniversary, and the nation for its independence, new churches and missions caught the imagination of many Malawians. Several of these new mission churches were brought to Malawi by Malawians working abroad. One example was Moses Phiri, who brought back from Zimbabwe the Free Methodist Church. This church has since grown each year by at least 10%, and the author claims that this is largely due to the particular approach to theological education applied by the Free Methodist Church in Malawi, and later in Zimbabwe.
ISBN 99908-16-46-8, Kachere Study No. 5, 214 pp, 2002
 
   

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