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Title:Y.Z. Mwasi and the Origins of the Blackman's Church
Author:Parratt, John K.
Year:1978
Periodical:Journal of Religion in Africa
Volume:9
Issue:3
Pages:193-206
Language:English
Geographic term:Malawi
Subjects:African Independent Churches
Religion and Witchcraft
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/1581164
Abstract:One of the most important secessions from the Livingstonia Synod, that of the Blackman's Church of Yesaya Zerenji Mwasi, not only displayed the frustrations felt by African ministers in colonial Malawi but also provided the occasion for an impassioned plea for a truly indigenous church which was in many respects ahead of its time. This article is based upon the documentary evidence afforded both by the official papers of the Livingstonia Synod and also Mwasi's own statement of secession, supplemented where possible by oral reports dealing with the period in question. Yesaya Zerenji Mwasi, born about 1869, attended the Livingstonia Mission school at Bandawe, where he became a pupilteacher. In 1895 he was baptised into the Church of Scotland Mission. After further studies at the Overtoun Institute, he became a certified school teacher. After studies in Divinity, he was appointed evangelist in 1902. By 1906 he took charge of the mission station at Mdyaka. Two years later the first of the disagreements between Mwasi and the Church of Scotland missionaries occurred. Notes.
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