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The Gods of Africa Or the God of the Bible?

Author : Leonard Nyirongo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781973156178
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (561 download)

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Download or read book The Gods of Africa Or the God of the Bible? written by Leonard Nyirongo and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-04 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the Gospel came to Africa, did Africans worship the true God or idols? Many prominent theologians claim that we worshipped the true God. They say that the Gospel was not a beginning of the true knowledge of God but a continuation or a fulfilment of the faith that already existed in the pre-Christian African's heart. Some even go so far as to suggest that the African's method of approaching God's throne is as valid as the way of salvation taught by the Gospel.This book has been written to refute the theologians' reasoning. It begins by presenting their claims; then chapter by chapter, it compares and contrasts the indigenous African beliefs and what the Bible teaches. The author's prayer is that the book will encourage pastors, elders, ministry leaders, Bible college students and any other Christian in Africa to make a clear and uncompromising stand for the authentic Gospel. The true Gospel is unique: it points us to Christ, the only light to the world, the only way back to God. He is the only true foundation; our religious past is sinking sand - a false security._________________

The Gods of Africa Or the Gods of the Bible?

Author : Lenard Nyirongo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book The Gods of Africa Or the Gods of the Bible? written by Lenard Nyirongo and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Gods of Africa Or the God of the Bible?: The Snares of African Traditional Religion in Biblical Perspective

Author : Leonard Thomas Nyirongo
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781719879262
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (792 download)

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Download or read book The Gods of Africa Or the God of the Bible?: The Snares of African Traditional Religion in Biblical Perspective written by Leonard Thomas Nyirongo and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-08-25 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our problem on the African continent at the moment is the following: Western people in general and Christian missionaries in particular, were mostly uncritical about their own (European) culture and over-critical about African culture. In reaction, African Christians in general and theologians in particular are today, on the one hand, very critical about the Western type of Christianity which has been transplanted to the continent, but, on the other hand, not critical enough about their own African culture and traditional religion. Many African theologians, for instance, claim that before the Gospel came to our continent, Africans already correctly worshiped the true God. They say that the Gospel was not the beginning of the true knowledge of God, but merely a continuation or fulfillment of true faith that already existed in the pre-Christian African's heart. Some even go so far as to suggest that the African's method of approaching God is as valid as the way of salvation through the Gospel. Such ideas are emphatically denied in this book. The whole book is more than an attempt to present African indigenous beliefs in a systematic manner, comparing it with Biblical teaching. It is not only against Western secularism, but also strongly opposed to the very strong syncretistic tendency in African church life and in African theology. It convincingly argues that the idea of adaptation should be replaced by the idea of transformation in the light of God's Word. We cannot have a peaceful accommodation but only a powerful confrontation between traditional African religion and real Biblical Christian faith. This clash of irreconcilable spiritual powers becomes clear on every page - a struggle between life and death, a struggle for control of the hearts and minds of the African people. The writer pleads with his fellow African to make a definite choice (either the Gospel or traditional beliefs) and not to opt for a

African Traditional Religion in Biblical Perspective

Author : Richard J. Gehman
Publisher : East African Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789966253545
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book African Traditional Religion in Biblical Perspective written by Richard J. Gehman and published by East African Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Doctrine of God in African Christian Thought

Author : James Henry Owino Kombo
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047420225
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 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 2007-05-30 with total page 312 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.

Mapping Systematic Theology in Africa

Author : Ernst M Conradie
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
ISBN 13 : 1919980296
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Mapping Systematic Theology in Africa written by Ernst M Conradie and published by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. This book was released on 2004-08-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emergence of an indigenous African theology, especially since the 1960s is well-documented. A wealth of literature has been published in the context of African theology, especially over the last two or three decades. This indexed bibliography contains a number of publications in and for the African context specifically relevant to the fields of systematic theology and ethics.

Engaging Religions and Worldviews in Africa

Author : Yusufu Turaki
Publisher : Langham Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783688416
Total Pages : 547 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book Engaging Religions and Worldviews in Africa written by Yusufu Turaki and published by Langham Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world of increasing globalization, we live amidst a clash of cultures, religions, and worldviews – each battling for the human heart and mind. In this in-depth study, Yusufu Turaki offers a theological framework for engaging this clash of perspectives in Africa, where traditional African religions, colonialism, and exposure to Christianity have each had a lasting impact on contemporary African worldviews. Professor Turaki undertakes a systematic analysis of the nature of African Traditional Religion, its complex history with Christianity, and the need for African Christian theology to address its cultural and historical roots effectively. He provides both a conceptual framework and practical guide for engaging African cultures and religions with compassion, understanding, and a firm foundation rooted in scriptural truth. This book is an excellent resource for students of religion and theology, as well as those interested in Africa’s traditional heritage or drawn to the important work of cross-cultural and inter-religious dialogue.

The Uniqueness of Jesus Christ

Author : Yusufu Turaki
Publisher : WordAlive Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9966805850
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book The Uniqueness of Jesus Christ written by Yusufu Turaki and published by WordAlive Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Christian Reflection in Africa

Author : Paul Bowers
Publisher : Langham Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783684453
Total Pages : 969 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book Christian Reflection in Africa written by Paul Bowers and published by Langham Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-05 with total page 969 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference collection presents academic reviews of more than twelve-hundred contemporary Africa-related publications relevant for informed Christian reflection in and about Africa. The collection is based on the review journal BookNotes for Africa, a specialist resource dedicated to bringing to notice such publications, and furnishing them with a one-paragraph description and evaluation. Now assembled here for the first time is the entire collection of reviews through the first thirty issues of the journal’s history. The core intention, both of the journal and of this compilation, is to encourage and to facilitate informed Christian reflection and engagement in Africa, through a thoughtful encounter with the published intellectual life of the continent. Reviews have been provided by a team of more than one hundred contributors drawn from throughout Africa and overseas. The books and other media selected for review represent a broad cross-section of interests and issues, of personalities and interpretations, including the secular as well as the religious. The collection will be of special interest to academic scholars, theological educators, libraries, ministry leaders, and specialist researchers in Africa and throughout the world, but will also engage any reader looking for a convenient resource relating to modern Africa and Christian presence there.

The Bible in Africa

Author : Gerald West
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004497102
Total Pages : 846 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Bible in Africa written by Gerald West and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the arrival of the Bible in Africa has often been a tale of terror, the Bible has become an African book. This volume explores the many ways in which Africans have made the Bible their own. The essays in this book offer a glimpse of the rich resources that constitute Africa's engagement with the Bible. Among the topics are: the historical development of biblical interpretation in Africa, the relationship between African biblical scholarship and scholarship in the West, African resources for reading the Bible, the history and role of vernacular translation in particular African contexts, the ambiguity of the Bible in Africa, the power of the Bible as text and symbol, and the intersections between class, race, gender, and culture in African biblical interpretation. The book also contains an extensive bibliography of African biblical scholarship. In fact, it is one of the most comprehensive collections of African biblical scholarship available in print. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.

Transforming the Church in Africa

Author : Vernon E. Light
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1477241663
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (772 download)

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Download or read book Transforming the Church in Africa written by Vernon E. Light and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a must-read for serious Christians hoping to obey the Great Commission to make disciples in Africa. Vernon strikes an admirable balance between academic depth and practical application, helping us to appreciate the interface between the gospel of Jesus Christ and the traditional African worldview. I heartily recommend this book to all thinking Christian leaders in Africa pastors, teachers, and missionaries. Kevin G. Smith, DLitt, PhD Vernon Light wrote this book with an apostolic passion in the way the apostles presented and proclaimed the Gospel to world religions and cultures. It is an exciting study of African traditional religion and its relation to Christianity. It shows that for Christianity to thrive and be relevant, biblically and transformationally, in Africa, firstly, Christian scholars and theologians are needed who understand and address Africa's traditional heritage and Western modern, postmodern, and pluralistic ideologies and, secondly, the Gospel must be contextually, relevantly, meaningfully, and practically taught through an effective discipleship program. The book, based on extensive research and massive use of resources, is a valuable tool for students, pastors, scholars, and theologians interested in the state of Christianity and religious change in Africa. Professor Yusufu Turaki, PhD Much more than being a useful resource, this is a book with a mission. Like Jeremiah of old (Jer 20:9), Vernon is a man with a passion and message from God to the society to which God has called him. Like Jeremiah, Vernon is totally convinced of the absolute truth of his message in the midst of a myriad of conflicting opinions and that his message will change society from disaster to hope. Would that it is heard! Professor David T. Williams, DTh The Rev. Vernon E. Light (BSc, BDHons, MTh) is a member of the academic staff at the South African Theological Seminary.

Christianity and Suffering

Author : Rodney L. Reed
Publisher : Langham Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783683619
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book Christianity and Suffering written by Rodney L. Reed and published by Langham Publishing. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We often hear these days that the centre of Christianity is moving toward the Global South and Africa is a key player in that movement. This makes the study of African Christianity and African realities important – even more so when it is being done by Africans themselves in their own context. The Africa Society of Evangelical Theology (ASET) was created to encourage research and sustained theological reflection on key issues facing Africa by and for African Christians and those working within African contexts. The volumes in the ASET series constitute the best papers presented at the annual conferences of ASET and together they seek to fill this important gap in the literature of Christianity. Africa is all too familiar with suffering. Yet there is a dearth of sustained theological reflection on suffering by Africans, or for Africans. Christianity and Suffering: African Perspectives addresses this need and is the fruit of the 5th Annual Conference of the Africa Society of Evangelical Theology. The contributions address age-old issues like why God does not prevent or relieve human suffering; they wrestle with causes of suffering including witchcraft, poverty, curses, and war; and they also explore appropriate Christian responses to suffering, all from within the African context. The Africa Society of Evangelical Theology (ASET) is a professional society, founded in 2009 for the purpose of fostering evangelical theological scholarship and to facilitate collegial relationships among scholars and practitioners of the Christian religion in Africa. Its core values are: (1) Faithfulness to the Bible, (2) Professional ethics, (3) Creative and critical thinking, (4) Christ-like humility, (5) Community of scholars encouraging, respecting, and learning from one another, and (6) Development and inspiration of young scholars. To learn more about ASET, please visit its Facebook page: facebook.com/AfricaSocietyOfEvangelicalTheology

Reader in Trinitarian Theology

Author : Henco van der Westhuizen
Publisher : UJ Press
ISBN 13 : 1776424212
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (764 download)

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Download or read book Reader in Trinitarian Theology written by Henco van der Westhuizen and published by UJ Press. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Speaking God today … signifies assuming the task constitutive of the discipline of systematic theology. … A relational God who lives in ex-static self-giving, creates Christian communities of hospitality and generosity, and offers a healing vision of truth, goodness, and beauty. Speaking the Triune God extends the promise of the benediction, May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Spirit be with you all.” Rian Venter In this first volume on doing Theology in South Africa, Henco van der Westhuizen assembled an array of articles by South African theologians on Trinitarian Theology from 1976 to today.

Victory Over Fear: Charms, Witchcraft and Worldview in South-Central Malawi

Author : Robert Beaton
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9996025497
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Victory Over Fear: Charms, Witchcraft and Worldview in South-Central Malawi written by Robert Beaton and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2023-05-25 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, the author presents much of his field research into the use of African traditional religious charms, in the Zambezi Evangelical churches of South-Central Malawi. He details the kinds of charms used, by whom, exactly how, the underlying motives, and the particular purposes. He shows how charm-dependency creates a problem for discipleship within the churches. An anthology of real-life stories of charm-usage is presented which makes for interesting reading. The basic tenets of a Chewa worldview are also articulated to demonstrate how charm-dependency and other witchcraft related activities are stimulated and perpetuated by deep-seated worldview assumptions. The voices of local pastors, student-pastors, and African authors are ‘heard’ throughout, providing a contextual feel. This book is an excellent practical resource for teaching and learning, for those involved in discipleship, theology, ATR, missions and cultural perspectives.

The Trinity of Sin

Author : Yusufu Turaki
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310429692
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book The Trinity of Sin written by Yusufu Turaki and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2012-04-23 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You cannot kill a tree by cutting off its branches; you need to dig down and cut off its roots. In this book, Professor Yusufu Turaki uses the Holy Scriptures as spade and axe as he digs down to examine the roots of sin. His knowledge of traditional African beliefs an dvalues adds depth to his discussion of the origin, nature, effects and power of sin in our lives. He shows the relevance of each member of the Holy Trinity to our struggle against the root sins of self-centredness and pride, greed and lust, and anxiety and fear.

RELIGIOUS SYNCRETISM IN AFRICAN CHRISTIANITY

Author : ISAIAH OLUWAJEMIRIYE OLATOYAN
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (924 download)

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Download or read book RELIGIOUS SYNCRETISM IN AFRICAN CHRISTIANITY written by ISAIAH OLUWAJEMIRIYE OLATOYAN and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-04-18 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity among the African people, whether on the soil of Africa or in diaspora, is perceived and defined differently by different people. For instance, among African traditional religious people and Muslims, Christianity is a foreign religion that must not be allowed to thrive in Africa. To several Africans who profess Jesus, Christianity is good, but it is not adequate and effective enough to handle all human needs. Still, among some Western Christians and missionaries, African Christianity is superficial and lacks total commitment to Christ. Of course, the Africans are a cultural people with profound religious inclinations. Their traditional religion (ATR) has tremendously shaped their worldviews and socioeconomic and political activities. Consequently, when traditional Africans are converted to Christianity, they do not break ties with their traditional religions completely. The examination of relevant biblical texts on syncretism, however, reveals that God condemns the worship of many gods and places a curse on anyone who offers sacrifices to carved images and bows to them in worship. Therefore, this work investigates the root cause of religious syncretism among African people. In the attempt to find answers to why the average African Christian finds it difficult, if not impossible, to abandon his/her traditional religious belief systems completely to embrace Christianity, the author concludes that unless the issues surrounding the African forgotten and secret covenants are exposed and decisively addressed in the light of biblical teaching, syncretism will continue to be a stigma on the fabric of African Christianity. Therefore, to overcome the threats of syncretism in African Christianity, there is a need to establish a sound theological and missiological framework that can address the problems associated with the African worldviews and belief systems. This task must be carried out under the searchlight of Scriptures.

Christian Witness in Pluralistic Contexts in the Twenty-First Century

Author : Enoch Wan
Publisher : William Carey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1645080099
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Christian Witness in Pluralistic Contexts in the Twenty-First Century written by Enoch Wan and published by William Carey Publishing. This book was released on 2004-09-15 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume is not a set of textbook answers on how to witness to Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, and people with other religions based on simple formulas. It is the wrestlings, affirmations, and testimonies of those who have been deeply involved in ministries to people of other religious faiths and have thought deeply about the issues religious pluralism raises." - Paul G. Hiebert, Professor Emeritus, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School