Abstract

BERTRAND, Blair D. Abusa Chimwala's exorcism: Demons, Barth, and the Church of Central Africa (Presbyterian). STJ [online]. 2019, vol.5, n.3, pp.229-244. ISSN 2413-9467.  https://doi.org/10.17570/stj.2019.v5n3.a11.

This paper relates Karl Barth's demonology to an exorcism performed by a minister of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian. Despite receiving a theological education in the Reformed tradition, the minister had not formally studied demonology from a Reformed perspective. Karl Barth, a Swiss Reformed theologian, illuminates what it was that the minister encountered and how this exorcism can be understood within a broader Christian cosmology. In addition, Barth's nuanced theological approach helps the minister to chart a path forward so the possessed young woman can experience freedom and life in all of its fullness.

Keywords : Barth; demon; exorcism; Malawi; Reformed.

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