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Mission in Progress: An SDA Perspective from Malawi

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Barden Chirwa
2020
Published by: Mzuni Press
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Since the establishment of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Malawi in 1902, there is now available much information on the cases, narratives and experiences of women that shows the contribution of women to the progress of the SDA mission in Malawi. That record reveals a notable increase in the developing role of women in the SDA Church in Malawi, blended with both successful and challenging experiences. This has prompted the writing of this book. My aim is to present a historical record of the developing role of women in the SDA Church in Malawi. The purpose is to provide a first critical analysis, in a Malawian context, of a wider range of biblical and socio-cultural issues affecting the role of women in the SDA Church in Malawi.

Table of Contents

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Cover

Title Page, Copyright

pp. 1-3

Acronyms and Abbreviations

pp. 4-5

Contents

pp. 6

Introduction

pp. 7-9

Chapter 1 - Women in the Early SDA Church in Malawi, 1902 - 1950

pp. 10-59

Chapter 2 - The Role of Women in the Current SDA Church in Malawi

pp. 60-103

Chapter 3 - The Impetus of the Great Advent Awakening: Women in the Early History of the SDA Church in America

pp. 104-138

Chapter 4 - The Biblical Perspective of the Role of Women as the Background to the Role of Women in the SDA Church

pp. 139-211

Chapter 5 - Women Serving the Lord Effectively Despite Violence and Cultural Challenges

pp. 212-286

Chapter 6 - Towards a Changing Role of Women in the SDA Church in Malawi

pp. 287-303

Chapter 7 - The Current Changing Theological Debate on Women's Ordination in the SDA Church

pp. 304-341

Chapter 8 - A Plea for a Gender Inclusive Ministry

pp. 342-346

Appendix

pp. 347-350

Bibliography

pp. 351-367

Index

pp. 368-379

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