Week 9 – How Local Divine Powers Were Suppressed: Mbuwayesango (Sugirtharajah)

Missionaries have bypassed the oral tradition of indigenous cultures for years with disastrous results.  All cultures contain seeds of the gospel, therefore Shona stories and traditions do too.  The prevalent danger facing them is the same one that faces us all:  the  danger of syncretism. Hopefully, we are learning that we should stick to allowing the Holy Spirit reveal His truth through the oral presentation of the gospel, regardless of the language from which it has been translated.