TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harrison, Gordon 
TI  - A Strategy to Achieve a Christocentric Deliverance Praxis in the Churches of Matatiele and Maluti, Eastern Cape, South Africa
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Johannesburg South Africa
PB  - South African Theological Seminary
N2  - This  small-scale  empirical  study,  conducted  in  the  forty-eight churches  of  Matatiele and  Maluti,  in  the  Eastern  Cape  of  South  Africa,  outlines  normative  Christocentric deliverance  and  highlights  relevant  ecclesial  best  praxis.    It  also  reveals  areas  of disturbing abuse and identifies other non-optimal deliverance practices which need to be  reviewed.    Given  that  these  churches  arguably  comprise  a  microcosm  of  the general South African Church scene, in terms of diversity and retrospectivity, it issues a  clarion  call  for  prayerful  introspection  on  a  broader  scale,  and  in  certain  cases  a conceptual paradigm shift.  In the quest to mediate the Gospel message of deliverance to the African community, presenting Jesus as liberator of the poor and marginalised, rather  than  ancestor  and  traditional  healer  is  paramount.    Elimination  of  religious syncretism and abuse associated with deliverance will only be effected when church leaders follow the Christocentric biblical mandate, rather than relying on man-instituted denominational ritual and validation from historical Church precedent.  The use of a self-regulatory diagnostic tool will assist in creating a more God-glorifying deliverance praxis, and negate the need for Church or State intervention
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