African therapy for a fractured world(view): The life of founder bishop Johannes Richmond and the invention of tradition and group cohesion in an African Initiated Church

In the book The invention of tradition historian Eric Hobsbawm claims that the process of the invention of tradition serves the formation of group cohesion. The different versions of the life story of the founder bishop of the Corinthian Church of South Africa (AIC), as documented during many years...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hervormde teologiese studies Jg. 71; H. 1; S. 1 - 09
1. Verfasser: Wepener, Cas
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Pretoria African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS 2015
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Reformed Theological College of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Pretoria and Society for Practical Theology in South Africa
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Schlagworte:
African Initiated Churches
Christianity
Clergy
Faith healing
Group cohesion
Healing
Historians
Hobsbawm, Eric
Invention of Tradition
Leadership
Liturgy
Religion
Religious organizations
Richmond, Johannes
Rites & ceremonies
Ritual
Tradition
South Africa
ISSN:0259-9422, 2072-8050, 2072-8050
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Zusammenfassung:In the book The invention of tradition historian Eric Hobsbawm claims that the process of the invention of tradition serves the formation of group cohesion. The different versions of the life story of the founder bishop of the Corinthian Church of South Africa (AIC), as documented during many years of conducting qualitative field work in this church, are used in this article as a case study in this regard. The article unpacks the way in which the invention of tradition as a process is in this particular AIC currently a work in progress contributing to the formation of a particular type of group cohesion that stretches over racial, religious and denominational boundaries especially by means of the unique liturgical rituals that were influenced by the life story of the founder. The group cohesion that this process fosters is in essence aimed at healing in all its multifaceted dimensions, which includes healing from physical ailments, ‘healing’ from barrenness, healing from spirit possession to healing as (re-)incorporation of an individual into the larger group, the healing of a nation as well as healing from a dualistic spirit-matter worldview.
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ISSN:0259-9422
2072-8050
2072-8050
DOI:10.4102/hts.v71i1.2900