Talk:African Initiated Church

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I am not happy with the identification of AICs with syncretism. (Perhaps I should state that I am writing from Botswana and am most familiar with this region.) While there is I concede syncretism at one end of the spectrum, most AICs (here, at least) are clearly Christian churches, albeit with some features which the mainline churches regard as unorthodox, and not (like for some example some of the syncretist movements of the Caribbean) mixed religions in which Christian names are being attached to other ideas.

I propose to edit this entry to indicate these reservations (but not removing references to syncretism altogether). Any objections?

No objections, and if you don't do it, I will. SteveH 19:44, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree with the above suggestion -- syncretism seems to me overplayed here (but at the same time also marginalized as if it were "lesser"). There is a big gap with East Africa, odd considering the importance of independent churches in the history of the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya, for example -- churches which are still strong today. 212.49.89.236 12:13, 27 August 2007 (UTC) Soren