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The African’s wish to express Christian beliefs in their own way has led to the growth of many small nativistic churches, which are based on persons who broke away from established churches. These churches often include African practices in the rituals, such as dancing, and generally operate at a higher emotional pitch than the more formal missionary based churches. Their presence and popularity in Africa represents a wish to not only place Christianity in a fuller African setting, but also of Africans to have a larger share in the leadership and organization of the modern religious structure, as they control the traditional sphere since missionaries were associated with Europe and America--and, sometimes in the minds of Africans with the colonial administrations and governments--there has been suspicion in their motivations. However the gaining of control of their own church affairs by Africans in recent years has changed the role of missionaries to that of important helpers.
It should be recognized that the mission organizations brought the educational system into being in Africa, and that the modern African churches will carry a great deal of this burden. The colonial governments established few schools, relying heavily on missionaries. Today, the modern African governments have entered strongly into the educational picture. The presence of schools and the academic type of education have influenced traditional values and activities. School children are no longer as free in time and energy to help with farms. They have less of a chance to take part in traditional ceremonies. They are taught things that [denigrate] some aspects of the traditional lives of their parents. The school system has helped to reduce greatly the respect for age and seniority in Africa, putting it more on achievement and status. It turns persons away from an interest in agriculture and herding to other occupations. Yet, as educated adults, they seem to be able to bridge the gap between tradition and the modern world more readily.
A word should be said here about Islamic beliefs. Islam is extremely popular in Africa and it has been spreading in the sub-Saharan area at a more rapid rate than has Christianity. Most of the Sudan area is Moslem, and the belief has penetrated successfully into the forest regions to the south. It is popular on the east coast of Africa, introduced by Arabs. Where it is practiced, many of the traditional public rituals are no longer carried out--or are done only in modified form--and traditional art work and shrines are often destroyed. Why then its popularity
There is no ready answer to the question as to why this rival "great tradition" should be important; however, the fact that the proselytization is carried out by Africans is significant. Also, while Christianity is outwardly a closed system of belief, allowing for little incorporation of traditional ideas. Islam in Africa does allow for some traditional magical and healing practices to be carried out and for belief in a variety of traditional spirits to be retained. Islam has not been identified with the colonial order of the west, yet it is associated with a great literary and central tradition. Its popularity may also derive from the fact that a Moslem is allowed to have as many as four wives. Islamic influence in sub-Saharan Africa will continue to grow.
Which of the following statements about "nativistic churches" is NOT true