welcome

1. welcome • To ANT 224 (Cross Cultural Study of Symbolism, religion & views of life)

2. Meet your Tutors • Veronica Masenya- masenyavd@ufs.ac.za- 0787230567 • Jo-Mari Myburgh- myburghj2@ufs.ac.za 0722864622 • NoniniMakhothe- makhothen@ufs.ac.za- 0764297258

3. Important notice • Please be aware that the class times in your study guide are going to change as follows • ENGLISH CLASS Monday Thursday 08:00-09:00 17:00-18:00 • AFRIKAANS CLASS Monday Thursday 17:00-18:00 12:00- 13:00

4. Module Structure • Difference between main class and tutorial • Tutorial guide/Blackboard • Attendance Register (clashes, tests, sickness and unforeseen circumstances)

5. Home Work • Download Assignment manual on blackboard • Download referencing techniques from blackboard under tutor link • Bring it with you EVERY TUTORIAL class • This is a group Assignment of 5 students per group • Provide a list of your group members by THE 25th of JULY

6. What are African Independent Churches? • African Independent Churches, also known as African Indigenous Churches, African Initiated Churches, African Instituted Churches, or just AICs • African Independent Churches are found in every region and country in Africa • Even though the denominational, ritual, and linguistic diversity of these churches makes it difficult to analyze and classify, the common thread uniting all of the Christian churches is that they were all established by African initiative rather than by foreign missionary agendas

7. Even though many of these churches have traditional denominational names and relationships, they are not defined by these traditions • n addition, all AICs place emphasis on the biblical warrant to include African cultural norms into their modes of worship, theology, and practice, though to varying degrees.

8. . AICs have also demonstrated a strong missionary tendency in that most of the spread of Christianity throughout Africa in the 20th century can be attributed to African Independent Churches