A history of the pilgrim Wesleyan Missionary Society in Choma District, 1930-1990

Naali, James Habukoko

A history of the pilgrim Wesleyan Missionary Society in Choma District, 1930-1990

dc.contributor.author	Naali, James Habukoko
dc.date.accessioned	2011-10-04T11:58:03Z
dc.date.available	2011-10-04T11:58:03Z
dc.date.issued	2011-10-04
dc.description.abstract	This dissertation reconstructs the history of the Pilgrim Wesleyan Missionary Society in Choma District of Southern Province. It covers the period between 1930 and 1990. The study takes both the chronological and thematic approaches. It consists of four chapters. The first chapter examines the dynamics of Tonga religion before the coming of Christianity. It discusses Tonga cosmology and also illustrates the rituals and rite which formed it. The chapter presents an argument that the Tonga had their own religion even before the coming of Christianity. Chapter Two provides a narrative of the establishment and the growth of the Pilgrim Wesleyan Missionary Society in Choma District and into other areas even beyond the Southern Province. In the third chapter we examine the theme of conversion among the Tonga. It argues that the Society's strategies for conversion centered on the provision of western education, health sen. ices, material rewards and evangelism through pastoral training and use of women. The chapter also defines the concept of conversion in the context of this dissertation. The last chapter examines the relationship between the Society and the State in areas of politics,education, health and agriculture.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/720
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Pilgrims and Pilgrimages -- Choma	en_US
dc.subject	Missionaries -- Zambia	en_US
dc.title	A history of the pilgrim Wesleyan Missionary Society in Choma District, 1930-1990	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US