The Doctrine of God in African Christian Thought

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004158049
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Book Synopsis The Doctrine of God in African Christian Thought by : James Henry Owino Kombo

Download or read book The Doctrine of God in African Christian Thought written by James Henry Owino Kombo and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noting the relationship between philosophy and the doctrine of the Trinity, this book offers the African pre-Christian understanding of God and the "Ntu"-metaphysics as theoretical gateways for African reflections on the doctrine of the Trinity.

A New History of African Christian Thought

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135106266
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)

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Book Synopsis A New History of African Christian Thought by : David Tonghou Ngong

Download or read book A New History of African Christian Thought written by David Tonghou Ngong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Tonghou Ngong offers a comprehensive view of African Christian thought that includes North Africa in antiquity as well as Sub-Saharan Africa from the period of colonial missionary activity to the present. Challenging conventional colonial divisions of Africa, A New History of African Christian Thought demonstrates that important continuities exist across the continent. Chapters written by specialists in African Christian thought reflect the issues—both ancient and modern—in which Christian Africa has impacted the shape of Christian belief from the beginning of the movement up to the present day.

Theology and Identity

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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1610974409
Total Pages : 527 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Book Synopsis Theology and Identity by : Kwame Bediako

Download or read book Theology and Identity written by Kwame Bediako and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kwame Bediako examines the question of Christian identity in the context of the Greco-Roman culture of the early Roman Empire. He then addresses the modern African predicament of quests for identity and integration. Theology and Identity was one of the finalists for the 1992 HarperCollins Religious Book Award.

Reinventing Christianity

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Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802841139
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Book Synopsis Reinventing Christianity by : John Parratt

Download or read book Reinventing Christianity written by John Parratt and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follownig an introduction that charts the growth and development of African theology, Parratt examines the differing theological assumptions and methodologies throughout the continent. He also shows how Africans are rethinking the central dogmas of the Christian faith - Scripture, God, christology, the church, and eschatology - and evaluates Africa's political theologies, giving special attention to theological approaches to African socialism and to South African black theology.

Reconciled to Reconcile

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Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9783631571668
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (716 download)

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Book Synopsis Reconciled to Reconcile by : Komi Ahiatroga Hiagbe

Download or read book Reconciled to Reconcile written by Komi Ahiatroga Hiagbe and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2008 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the words of John Paul II, «A faith which does not become culture is a faith that has not been received, not thoroughly thought (through), nor fully lived out». It is for this reason that inculturation hermeneutics has become a useful reflective tool for many African students of Theology. In this work, the author argues that the concept of salvation in evangelical Christian thought as postulated in the works of the French Reformer John Calvin and that of African Traditional Religions do not connote the same idea nor lead to the same goals. In spite of the basic differences, he states that symbols, metaphors and some practices from the traditional religions of Africa can be employed as hermeneutical tools for the explanation of concepts of the Christian faith. The author therefore concludes that the Anlo-Ewe traditional religious practice of nugbidodo-ritual reconciliation best explains Christian salvation as man's reconciliation with God and constitutes a basis for the healing, deliverance, and a socio-economic advancement of the individual and the entire community.

Theology as Construction of Piety

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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1620321319
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (23 download)

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Book Synopsis Theology as Construction of Piety by : David T. Ngong

Download or read book Theology as Construction of Piety written by David T. Ngong and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2013-12-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that a primary purpose of theological discourses is to construct piety or spirituality. If this is the case, theologians need to constantly inquire into the kind of piety or spirituality which their work may construct. Drawing from some important moments in the development of Christian theology, such as the development of the Christian doctrine of God in the early church, the role of material things in the Christianity of medieval Europe, some elements of contemporary postliberal theology, and the theology of inculturation in Africa, the book argues that theological discourses that appear to be orthodox and innocuous may actually construct forms of piety that may diminish human flourishing. The book therefore calls for an ethics of theology intended to ensure that the theologies we construct help in developing a piety that is conducive to human flourishing in the modern world, especially for Africans, who have suffered and continue to suffer unspeakable dehumanization. The book proposes that a theology that may contribute to the flourishing of Africans in the modern world is one that constructs an interdisciplinary spirituality that takes both the spiritual and the scientific seriously.

The Doctrine of God

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Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 0801027527
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (1 download)

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Book Synopsis The Doctrine of God by : Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen

Download or read book The Doctrine of God written by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A global survey of interpretations of God in Scripture, Christian history, and contemporary theology with a focus on key God-talk issues of the day.

Jesus in Africa

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Publisher : OCMS
ISBN 13 : 9781870345347
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (453 download)

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Book Synopsis Jesus in Africa by : Kwame Bediako

Download or read book Jesus in Africa written by Kwame Bediako and published by OCMS. This book was released on 2000 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

African Christian Mothers and Fathers

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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498273637
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Book Synopsis African Christian Mothers and Fathers by : Mark Ellingsen

Download or read book African Christian Mothers and Fathers written by Mark Ellingsen and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-10-21 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After almost a millennium and a half, scholars are rediscovering the theological roots of Christianity in ancient North Africa! But we still have a long way to go in bringing these insights to the Church's consciousness. What has been needed is a careful but accessible analysis of what the great theologians of the region prior to and contemporary with Augustine actually taught about the faith, and why what they said still matters today. African Christian Mothers and Fathers is precisely the book we have needed, an explanation of the theology of these great, though in some cases forgotten, early church leaders for scholars, seminarians, pastors, and laity. Mark Ellingsen, author of an acclaimed book on the thought and life of Augustine, takes readers on an insightful tour of the theological landscape of North Africa and its thought from the late first through the early fifth centuries, and brings us back to the present enriched with ancient but fresh ideas for living the faith.

We Have Been Believers

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Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 9780800626723
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (267 download)

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Book Synopsis We Have Been Believers by : James H. Evans

Download or read book We Have Been Believers written by James H. Evans and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this, the first full-scale black systematic theology in twenty years, James Evans emerges as a major and distinctive voice in American theology.Seeking to overcome the chasm between church practice and theological reflection, Evans situates theology squarely in the nexus of faith with freedom. There, with a sure touch, he uplifts revelatory aspects of black religious experience that reanimate classical areas of theology, and he creates a theology with a heart, a soul and a voice that speaks directly to our condition.

African Christian Theology

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)

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Book Synopsis African Christian Theology by : J. N. Kanyua Mugambi

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African Christian Theology

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Publisher : Langham Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783686944
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)

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Book Synopsis African Christian Theology by : Samuel Waje Kunhiyop

Download or read book African Christian Theology written by Samuel Waje Kunhiyop and published by Langham Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-30 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God is eternal, but the questions we ask about him are always rooted in our own culture. Thus our understanding of theology is also rooted in our culture. Dr Samuel Kunhiyop is deeply aware of this, and so has produced African Christian Theology as a companion book to his African Christian Ethics. In this book, Dr Kunhiyop addresses many of the same issues mentioned in Western systematic theologies, but also addresses issues that are not mentioned in those books, including the spirit world, ancestors, and the power of blessings and curses. This book thus constitutes an excellent introduction to systematic theology in relation to the traditional African world view and to the Bible.

Christian Theology and African Traditions

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Publisher : Lutterworth Press
ISBN 13 : 0718841522
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (188 download)

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Book Synopsis Christian Theology and African Traditions by : Matthew Michael

Download or read book Christian Theology and African Traditions written by Matthew Michael and published by Lutterworth Press. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this compelling work the evangelical theologian Matthew Michael sets out to reveal the unique nature of African Christianity and understand Christian theology in the context of the African worldview and traditions which have given African Christianityits unique religious stamp. Michael addresses the crucial obligation of Christianity to engage with African culture as a prerequisite to transforming African theology. He points out that a major flaw of Western missionary Christianisation was its failureto engage with African traditions, as a meaningful and vigorous Christianity cannot flourish within the African context without serious engagement with these traditions. Michael re-interprets traditional Christian doctrine, with careful consideration of Scripture, to best engage modern African understanding. His exploration of African Christianity goes beyond the classical Western experience and interpretations of Christian dogmas found in the works of Augustine, Aquinas, and Western missionaries, and reclaims the rich and ancient heritage of Christianity in Africa, a heritage so venerable and pervasive that it is as much African as Western. This thought-provoking work reveals Michael's maturing theological reflections upon the crucial subject of Christian Systematic Theology in the African context, and will be of great interest to any individual interested in the dynamic field of African theology.

Jesus Christ as Ancestor

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Publisher : Langham Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783687177
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)

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Book Synopsis Jesus Christ as Ancestor by : Reuben Turbi Luka

Download or read book Jesus Christ as Ancestor written by Reuben Turbi Luka and published by Langham Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-31 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this critical study, Dr Turbi Luka uses historical-theological methodology to engage in detail with Christologies of key African theologians and conventional theological sources for Christology, including the church fathers Tertullian and Athanasius as well as modern theologians. Turbi argues that existing African Christologies, specifically ancestor Christologies, are inadequate in expressing the person of Christ as Messiah and saviour, the fulfilment of Old Testament prophesies. Providing a new approach, Turbi proposes an African Linguistic Affinity Christology that explicitly portrays Jesus as Christ in a contextually relevant way for Africans in everyday life. This crucial study highlights the need for biblically rooted Christology and for sound theological understanding and naming of Jesus at every level. This book also warns the church in Africa, and elsewhere, to avoid repeating the dangerous christological heresies of the ancient church by remaining faithful to a biblical interpretation and orthodox theology of Christ.

Jesus and the Gospel in Africa

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Publisher : Orbis Books
ISBN 13 : 1570755426
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (77 download)

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Book Synopsis Jesus and the Gospel in Africa by : Kwame Bediako

Download or read book Jesus and the Gospel in Africa written by Kwame Bediako and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jesus and the Gospel in Africa collects writings by Kwame Bediako and is the best source for his insights into the Christ of present-day African history and the Jesus of African faith. Bediako shows how intimately bound together are such elements as the message of Jesus and the struggle to give birth to African democracy." --Book Jacket.

A Reader in African Christian Theology

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Publisher : Iacademic Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis A Reader in African Christian Theology by : John Parratt

Download or read book A Reader in African Christian Theology written by John Parratt and published by Iacademic Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Jesus and the Gospel in Africa

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Publisher : Orbis Books
ISBN 13 : 1608332500
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Jesus and the Gospel in Africa written by Kwame Bediako and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: