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Author : Gerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Post-Christianity in Africa written by Gerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nicholas Ibeawuchi Mbogu
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656241171
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (562 download)
Download or read book Jesus in Post-Missionary Africa written by Nicholas Ibeawuchi Mbogu and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2012-07-23 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Theologie - Sonstiges, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Since the 1960s African theology has been a locus of debate on the relevance of the Christian God in African societies. Pioneer African theologians felt the need to protest against what was considered as the disregard or even denial of African religions cultures by Western missionaries. They called for a theology that would take seriously African religious values. The Christological inquiry, that is, the question about how to present Christ meaningfully to Africans has dominated this debate for more than 30 years. This enquiry is based on the assumption that missionary Christianity did not bring God to Africa, rather it brought Christ. Hence presenting Christ through African symbols will help Africans to become Christians without losing their identity. However, there seem to be a shift in the recent times. Young African theologians see the need to move away from a cultural nostalgic anti-missionary theology to a free expression of the Christian faith in such a way that it responds to the Africans‘ present search for meaning as well as the necessary healthy tension between the Gospel and Cultures. This theology is more critical and kerygmatic. While prlonging the intuition of pioneer African theologians, it seeks to offer broader scriptural and dogmatic bases to faith interpretation in Africa. The book, Jesus in Post-Missionary Africa-Questions and Issues in African Contextual Christology, proposed here by the Claretian theologian, Nicholas Mbogu takes its place in this refreshing shift of emphasis. The author states clearly that our proclamation of God in Africa will be seriously deficient without an adequate Christology. The book is presented in ten chapters. Chapters 1-3 present the origin and development of theology in Africa. It is shown clearly that since the seminal gestures of Black priests who wrote the famous book, Des pretres noirs s’interrogant, 1956, asking whether and how catholicity can integrate the Negritude, African theology has affirmed and consolidated itself as a contextual theology that is mindful of orthodoxy. With dexterity, the author shows the interpretation of theology and historical events, as well as historical science and literature. Political and economic developments, especially the searach for independence and distorted systems of post-colonial government also affected theology in Africa. [...]
Author : Adriaan van Klinken
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197644155
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (976 download)
Download or read book Reimagining Christianity and Sexual Diversity in Africa written by Adriaan van Klinken and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion is often seen as a conservative force in contemporary Africa. In particular, Christian beliefs and actors are usually depicted as driving the opposition to homosexuality and LGBTI rights in African societies. This book nuances that picture, by drawing attention to discourses emerging in Africa itself that engage with religion, specifically Christianity, in progressive and innovative ways--in support of sexual diversity and the quest for justice for LGBTI people. The authors show not only that African Christian traditions harbor strong potential for countering conservative anti-LGBTI dynamics; but also that this potential has already begun to be realized, by various thinkers, activists and movements across the continent. Their ten case studies document how leading African writers are reimagining Christian thought; how several Christian-inspired groups are transforming religious practice; and how African cultural production creatively appropriates Christian beliefs and symbols. In short, the book explores Christianity as a major resource for a liberating imagination and politics of sexuality and social justice in Africa today. Foregrounding African agency and progressive religious thought, this highly original intervention counterbalances our knowledge of secular approaches to LGBTI rights in Africa, and powerfully decolonizes queer theory, theology and politics.
Author : Thomas C. Oden
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830837051
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)
Download or read book How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind written by Thomas C. Oden and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2010-07-23 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas C. Oden surveys the decisive role of African Christians and theologians in shaping the doctrines and practices of the church of the first five centuries, and makes an impassioned plea for the rediscovery of that heritage. Christians throughout the world will benefit from this reclaiming of an important heritage.
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Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1496424719
Total Pages : 2162 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (964 download)
Download or read book Africa Study Bible, NLT written by and published by Tyndale House Publishers. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 2162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Africa Study Bible brings together 350 contributors from over 50 countries, providing a unique African perspective. It's an all-in-one course in biblical content, theology, history, and culture, with special attention to the African context. Each feature was planned by African leaders to help readers grow strong in Jesus Christ by providing understanding and instruction on how to live a good and righteous life--Publisher.
Author : Gerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen
Publisher : London : C. Hurst
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Post-Christianity in Africa written by Gerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen and published by London : C. Hurst. This book was released on 1968 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780903983051
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (83 download)
Download or read book Post-Christianity in Africa written by Gerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul Gifford
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253212047
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (12 download)
Download or read book African Christianity written by Paul Gifford and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1998-07-22 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These detailed analyses of the state of the churches in each country suggest more general patterns operating widely across sub-Saharan Africa.
Author : Elizabeth Isichei
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802808433
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)
Download or read book A History of Christianity in Africa written by Elizabeth Isichei and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isichei's thorough study surveys the full breadth of Christianity in Africa, from the early story of Egyptian Christianity to the churches of the Middle Years (1500-1800) to the prolific success of missions throughout the 1900s. This important book fills a conspicuous void of scholarly works on Africa's Christian history. Includes 26 maps.
Author : Clifton R. Clarke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781743240847
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (48 download)
Download or read book African Christology written by Clifton R. Clarke and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The degree to which Christianity has been embraced by Africa south of the Sahara has been a phenomenon that has led to a closer examination of the mutual impact of the Christian faith and African culture.
Author : Laurenti Magesa
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532609124
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)
Download or read book The Post-Conciliar Church in Africa written by Laurenti Magesa and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-06-04 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second Vatican Council (Vatican II, 1962–65) was distinctly different from other councils in one significant aspect. In all the areas it discussed, this council did not see itself as the end of a process, but rather as a beginning. It opened, not closed, doors—whether doctrinal or disciplinary—for ongoing reflection, for possibilities of ever-improving knowledge and understanding. Laurenti Magesa offers this book as a stimulus for African (Catholic) Christians to continue digging deeper into and benefiting from the spiritual treasures that the Council still contains. For the theologian or historian of Vatican II, some of the information may be quite familiar, but all of it is important if one is to grasp the scope, meaning, and implications of the Council for the Church and people of Africa.
Author : Paul Gifford
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780190495732
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (957 download)
Download or read book Christianity, Development and Modernity in Africa written by Paul Gifford and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is an important if largely unremarked diversity within African Christianity; on the one hand, an enchanted Christianity that views the world as pervaded by spiritual forces, and on the other a disenchanted Christianity that discounts such forces. An enchanted Christian sees his glorious destiny threatened by witches, marine spirits, spirit spouses, and ancestral curses. Churches catering for this worldview lay bare the workings of this spirit world, deliver those suffering from spirit attacks, and equip members to combat these forces. This enchanted imagination, along with the prosperity gospel, and emphasis on the pastor's 'anointing', are the principal characteristics of much African Pentecostalism. Gifford argues that the enchanted religious imagination militates against development by encouraging fear and distrust.
Author : Augustine Casiday
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781107423633
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (236 download)
Download or read book The Cambridge History of Christianity written by Augustine Casiday and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume in the Cambridge History of Christianity presents the 'Golden Age' of patristic Christianity. After episodes of persecution by the Roman government, Christianity emerged as a licit religion enjoying imperial patronage and eventually became the favoured religion of the empire. The articles in this volume discuss the rapid transformation of Christianity during late antiquity, giving specific consideration to artistic, social, literary, philosophical, political, inter-religious and cultural aspects. The volume moves away from simple dichotomies and reductive schematizations (e.g., 'heresy v. orthodoxy') toward an inclusive description of the diverse practices and theories that made up Christianity at this time. Whilst proportional attention is given to the emergence of the Great Church within the Roman Empire, other topics are treated as well - such as the development of Christian communities outside the empire.
Author : J. N. Kanyua Mugambi
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book From Liberation to Reconstruction written by J. N. Kanyua Mugambi and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elias Kifon Bongmba
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134505841
Total Pages : 722 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)
Download or read book Routledge Companion to Christianity in Africa written by Elias Kifon Bongmba and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Companion to Christianity in Africa offers a multi-disciplinary analysis of the Christian tradition across the African continent and throughout a long historical span. The volume offers historical and thematic essays tracing the introduction of Christianity in Africa, as well as its growth, developments, and effects, including the lived experience of African Christians. Individual chapters address the themes of Christianity and gender, the development of African-initiated churches, the growth of Pentecostalism, and the influence of Christianity on issues of sexuality, music, and public health. This comprehensive volume will serve as a valuable overview and reference work for students and researchers worldwide.
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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004412255
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Faith in African Lived Christianity written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faith in African Lived Christianity – Bridging Anthropological and Theological Perspectives offers a comprehensive, empirically rich and interdisciplinary approach to the study of faith in African Christianity. The book brings together anthropology and theology in the study of how faith and religious experiences shape the understanding of social life in Africa. The volume is a collection of chapters by prominent Africanist theologians, anthropologists and social scientists, who take people’s faith as their starting point and analyze it in a contextually sensitive way. It covers discussions of positionality in the study of African Christianity, interdisciplinary methods and approaches and a number of case studies on political, social and ecological aspects of African Christian spirituality.
Author : Thomas G. Kirsch
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 0857451421
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (574 download)
Download or read book Spirits and Letters written by Thomas G. Kirsch and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies of religion have a tendency to conceptualise 'the Spirit' and 'the Letter' as mutually exclusive and intrinsically antagonistic. However, the history of religions abounds in cases where charismatic leaders deliberately refer to and make use of writings. This book challenges prevailing scholarly notions of the relationship between 'charisma' and 'institution' by analysing reading and writing practices in contemporary Christianity. Taking up the continuing anthropological interest in Pentecostal-charismatic Christianity, and representing the first book-length treatment of literacy practices among African Christians, this volume explores how church leaders in Zambia refer to the Bible and other religious literature, and how they organise a church bureaucracy in the Pentecostal-charismatic mode. Thus, by examining social processes and conflicts that revolve around the conjunction of Pentecostal-charismatic and literacy practices in Africa, Spirits and Letters reconsiders influential conceptual dichotomies in the social sciences and the humanities and is therefore of interest not only to anthropologists but also to scholars working in the fields of African studies, religious studies, and the sociology of religion.
