William Wadé Harris

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William Wadé Harris

African religious leader

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African religions
New religions, independent churches, and prophetic movements
Its founder, William Wadé Harris, was a prophet-healer who claimed that the archangel Gabriel visited him while he was in prison for participating in a political revolt in his native Liberia. After his release Harris moved to neighbouring Côte d’Ivoire (where the European Christian missions had not…
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Its founder, William Wadé Harris, was a prophet-healer who claimed that the archangel Gabriel visited him while he was in prison for participating in a political revolt in his native Liberia. After his release Harris moved to neighbouring Côte d’Ivoire (where the European Christian missions had not…
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Harris movement
…Africa, named for the prophet William Wadé Harris (c. 1850–1929), a Grebo of Liberia and a teacher-catechist in the American Episcopal mission.
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…Africa, named for the prophet William Wadé Harris (c. 1850–1929), a Grebo of Liberia and a teacher-catechist in the American Episcopal mission.
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