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African Ancestors and Christian Saints
Author | : Peter Wasswa Mpagi |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Africa |
ISBN | : 997044557X |
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Towards a Christian Theology of African Ancestors
Author | : Thomas Ochieng Otanga |
Publsiher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 205 |
Release | : 2023-04-21 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781666727357 |
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This book examines the similarities and relationship between Christian saints and African ancestors. Further, it analyzes the deep cultural roots of African peoples and the ancestral frame as a point of departure for developing an indigenous African theology. Questions dealt with include: Does the conversion of Africans to Christianity require a break with their African cultural heritage? Who is an African ancestor? Is syncretism a good thing for an African Christian? What contribution can the African church make to the universal church? The author argues that rather than being antithetical to formal Christianity, an African Christian theology of ancestors is an example of how an indigenous African tradition can best express Christianity as well as make considerable impact on world Christianity.
Remembering the Dead
Author | : Sentus Francis Dikwe |
Publsiher | : LIT Verlag |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2020-01-07 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9783643962812 |
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Remembering the dead is a topic which connects various cultures and traditions. The reception of the African tradition of ancestorship is a theological enrichment in the ecumenical discussions all over the world. In our time, the exchange of gifts plays a great role in promoting unity of the Churches. Especially the concepts of African theology with the incomparable special position of Jesus Christ as "proto ancestor" are important for the interconfessional dialogues. The veneration of the ancestors in Africa can be a help to begin ecumenical discussions in this regional context on the question of the veneration of the saints. According to African tradition the ancestors also have influence on the process of purification. Therefore, the veneration of the ancestors contributes to providing answers to the ecumenical controversies about the understanding of the eschatological purification. Sentus Francis Dikwe SDS, born in 1980 in Morogoro, Tanzania, ordained priest of the Salvatorian Congregation. He attained doctorate in theology 2020 in Munster, Germany.
Jesus Christ as Ancestor
Author | : Reuben Turbi Luka |
Publsiher | : Langham Publishing |
Total Pages | : 478 |
Release | : 2019-08-31 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781783687176 |
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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.
Towards a Christian Theology of African Ancestors
Author | : Thomas Ochieng Otanga |
Publsiher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2023-04-21 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781666733068 |
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This book examines the similarities and relationship between Christian saints and African ancestors. Further, it analyzes the deep cultural roots of African peoples and the ancestral frame as a point of departure for developing an indigenous African theology. Questions dealt with include: Does the conversion of Africans to Christianity require a break with their African cultural heritage? Who is an African ancestor? Is syncretism a good thing for an African Christian? What contribution can the African church make to the universal church? The author argues that rather than being antithetical to formal Christianity, an African Christian theology of ancestors is an example of how an indigenous African tradition can best express Christianity as well as make considerable impact on world Christianity.
Christ s Ancestral Mediation Through the Church Understood as God s Family
Author | : Charles Nyamiti |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Ancestor worship |
ISBN | : 9966909974 |
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The Church as family and Ethnocentrism in Sub Saharan Africa
Author | : Gerald K. Tanye |
Publsiher | : LIT Verlag Münster |
Total Pages | : 514 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9783643107978 |
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Ethnocentrism is one of the greatest obstacles to peace on the African continent. Taking the Church as Family of God as a model of evangelization, this work explores means of inculturating the Gospel message in African cultures in order to transform them, make them blossom and enable Africans to live as authentic Christians in their cultures. It examines the values of African extended families and the prospects of interreligious dialogue as means through which the various religious bodies can effectively work together to overcome ethnocentrism and its evil effects and thus establish a wholesome African society where every human person is at home irrespective of family orientation or tribal background.
Engaging Religions and Worldviews in Africa
Author | : Yusufu Turaki |
Publsiher | : Langham Publishing |
Total Pages | : 547 |
Release | : 2020-04-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781783688418 |
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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.