Society of the One Almighty God
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The Society of the One Almighty God, popularly known as the Malakite Church and with its members often called the Malakites, was a Christian church in Uganda formed by Musajjakawa Malaki in 1914.[1] It was also known as the Bamalaki sect.
Malaki was highly influenced in his religious beliefs by Joswa Kate Mugema.[2]
Bamalaki teachings allowed for polygamy, rejected idol worship, and called for the Sabbath to be observed on Saturday. The last caused extensive problems with the British authorities.[3]
The Church was strongly anti-colonialist and anti-Western, rejecting among other things Western medicine. By 1921 the movement had approximately 100,000 followers.[4][1] Most of the members of this Church were Baganda people.[3]
Sources
[edit]- ^ a b C, Brockman, Norbert (1875–1929). "Malaki, Musajjakawa (B)". Dictionary of African Christian Biography. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Arye Oded (1995). Religion and Politics in Uganda: A Study of Islam and Judaism. Nairobi: East African Publishers. p. 80. ISBN 978-9966-46-572-6.
- ^ a b "Rise of the Malaki movement unsettles Catholics, Anglicans". Monitor. 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "History of Christianity in Uganda". Kitara Foundation for Regional Tourism. 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
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