Isaiah Shembe

Isaiah Shembe

Isaiah Shembe (b. 1870– d. 1935), was the founder of the Zulu amaNazaretha church and the most outstanding figure in the independent church movement in South Africa. The large majority of the three thousand African independent churches are either "Ethiopian" or "Zionist." The Zionist churches, whose name implies an identification with the holy mountain of Zion in the Old Testament, are largely charismatic prophet-led healing groups. Worship in the Zionist churches is an African variant of Pentecostal spirituality. Shembe is the outstanding personality associated with a very small group of churches, often referred to as African "messianic" churches, where the leader is ascribed by his followers with supernatural powers.


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  • SHEMBE, Isaia (Isaiah) — (1867 1935)    Zulu religious leader, healer and founder of the AMA NAZARITES the largest independent religious movement among the Zulus. Regarded as God by many of his own people, Isaia Shembe is usually spoken of as a PROPHET by Europeans but… …   Concise dictionary of Religion

  • Isaia Shembe — Isaiah Shembe Isaiah Shembe (* 1867; † 1935; auch: Isaia Shembe) war ein aus dem Missionschristentum hervorgegangener Zulu Prophet, Heiler und Gründer der AmaNazarites. Er begann zunächst als Laienprediger und baute später seine eigene Kirche auf …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Shembe, Isaiah — (c. 1870–c. 1960)    Sect Founder.    Shembe was born in Natal, South Africa. As a young man he was converted to Christianity and he was baptised in the African Native Baptist Church. He embarked on a career of teaching and healing and soon… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

  • Nazareth Baptist Church — (Alternatively called The Nazarite Church iBandla lamaNazaretha , or the Shembe Church ) is an African Initiated Church founded by Isaiah Shembe 1910.[1] It has approximately 4 million members.[2] The religion bans smoking, drinking, and… …   Wikipedia

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  • Zulu — Infobox Ethnic group group = Zulus pop = 10,659,309 (2001 census) [http://www.southafrica.info/ess info/sa glance/demographics/census main.htm South Africa grows to 44.8 million] , on the site [http://www.southafrica.info southafrica.info]… …   Wikipedia

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