Friendships and Fellowship: Living <i>koinonia</i>, <i>martyria</i> and <i>diakonia</i> in the Corinthian Church of South Africa – from the perspective of social capital

Abstract

In this article, I argued that the rituals of baptism, After–burial ritual cleansing ceremonies, and the burning of the heifer [isitshisa], performed by members of the Corinthians Church of South Africa based in Durban and Phepheni, near Kokstad, generate friendships and fellowship [koinonia], and that these in turn promote witness [martyria] and service [diakonia] to the community.