James tengatenga biography
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Church, State and Society in Malawi
Missionary history in Africa asserts that political history on the continent cannot be understood without an in depth understanding of the workings of the missions: missionär activities and ideologies were huvud to political consciousness. The Anglican Church was involved in samhälle, education, health and politics right from its first foray into Malawi. This study considers the nature of the involvement of that Church in society, and how it engaged with the State from its genesis in the colonial period through the post-independence period to the new post-Banda political dispensation in It illustrates how the Church was involved on both sides of the independence struggle; and interrogates why it fell conspicuously silent thereafter.
About the Author
James Tengatenga
James Tengatenga, a theologian based at the University of Malawi, further considers the theological traditions which have informed the Anglican behaviour in matters of Church
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The Rt. Rev James Tengatenga: The Annual Diocesan Service is scheduled to take place on February 19th, am at Kensington Oval. The Preacher is The Rt. Rev. James Tengatenga, former Bishop of the Diocese of Southern Malawi.
The Rt. Rev. James Tengatenga, will give a public lecture at the Church of Christ the King, on Thursday, February 16, , at p.m. Bishop Tengatenga will speak on “Issues in Global Anglicanism.” An invitation is extended to all Anglicans and friends to share in this event. We welcome Bishop Tengatenga to our Diocese and to our beautiful country. Please read a short Biography of his life.
The Rt. Rev. James Tengatenga, Ph.D., serves on the Faculty of University of the South’s School of Theology as distinguished visiting professor of Global Anglicanism. He teaches courses in missiology, contemporary global Anglicanism, and related subjects.
Bishop Tengatenga was born in in Zimbabwe, attended Zomba Theological College before graduating in from The Episcopal Th
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Diploma in Theology, Zomba Theological College, , Seminary of the Southwest, Diploma in Community Work, Birmingham University, Ph.D., University of Malawi
James Tengatenga has been a clergyman in the Anglican Church since He has a diploma in theology from Zomba Theological College, Malawi; an from the Seminary of the Southwest, Texas; a diploma in community work from Birmingham University, UK; and a Ph.D. from the University of Malawi. He has three D.D.s (honoris causa) from the Seminary of the Southwest, General Seminary, and the Episcopal Divinity School. He has had visiting fellowships at Clare College Cambridge, UK (); General Seminary () and the Episcopal Divinity School (). He is a recipient of the Cross of St. Augustine from Lambeth Palace and was honored by the Secretary of State of Texas in as an Honorary Texan.
In the Councils of the Church, he was a member of the Anglican Consultative Council from and was its chair from to He also served as president of the Angl