the worldview of the Nazareth Baptist Church in colonial South Africa Tishken, Joel E. 1971- creator text bibliography biography Electronic books. nyu 2013 2013 monographic eng 1 online resource (243 pages) : illustrations, map Introduction. Colonization and missionization in eastern South Africa, 1820s-1930s -- A brief history of the Nazareth Baptist Church -- African responses to imperialism: historiography and theory of colonial Africa -- Shembe's prophetic response to colonialism. Prophecy, oralture, and literature: the documentary history of the Nazareth Baptist Church, 1910s-1990s. Oralture and literature: the genesis of a prophetic church record, 1910-1935 -- Preserving a prophetic church history, 1935-1990s -- Catechism of the Nazarites -- Acts of the Nazarites -- The Nazareth Baptist Church's documentary record and the historian -- Provenance -- Narrative voice and Shembe -- The documentary record and church membership -- Conclusion. Prophecy, history, memory, and legitimacy in the biography of Isaiah Shembe, ca. 1870-1910. Explaining the allure of Shembe's biography -- The making of a prophet: the prophetic biography of the early life of Isaiah Shembe -- Shembe's calling and the founding of the Nazareth Baptist Church -- Shembe's prophetic aura and ministry -- Conclusion. A prophetic worldview amid empire: the history of the Nazareth Baptist Church, 1910-1935. Accusation and acquittal: church-state relations, ca. 1910-ca. 1920 -- State interventions of the Nazareth Baptist Church, 1922 to 1931 -- Maneuvering at the margins: the history of the Nazareth Baptist Church, ca. 1920 to 1935 -- Conclusion. Prophecy, theology, and the identity of the chosen. Theophanic sites -- Ekuphakameni: the New Jerusalem -- Mt. Nhlangakazi -- Soteriology -- The sabbath -- God's laws -- The identity of the chosen. Sacrament, ritual, and identity. Lord's supper -- Baptism -- Ukusina -- UmNazaretha -- Conclusion. Conclusion. Neither resistant nor acquiescent: positioning the Nazareth Baptist Church historiographically -- Comparative dimensions -- After apartheid. Joel E. Tishken. Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-224) and index. f-sa--- Shembe, Isaiah -1935 Church of the Nazarites History Zulu (African people) Religion 20th century Independent churches South Africa History 20th century Zionist churches (Africa) South Africa History 20th century BX7068.7.A4 T57 2013eb 289.93 Tishken, Joel E. New York : Peter Lang, [2013] 232 pages ; 25 cm (DLC)10819474 9781453911075 (e-book) http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10819474 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10819474 CaPaEBR 130129 ebr10819474 eng