Biblical Revelation and African Beliefs

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-0-7188-9778-9
Verlag: The Lutterworth Press

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 246 g

An exploration of traditional African religions and their relevance to Christian ideas through a consultation of African theologians.

In this reprinted edition of Biblical Revelation and African Beliefs, the contents of traditional African religions and their relevance to Christian ideas are explored. Through presenting the principal papers of a consultation of African theologians, Dickson and Ellingworth offer an extensive exploration of how these traditional religions and their ideas can enrich and enlighten Christianity in Africa.

Rejecting a Eurocentric vision of Christianity in Africa, Biblical Revelation and African Beliefs explores ideas such as the knowledge of God, the notion of power, time, and man, as well as examining the ethical content of African traditional religion and when it can be reconciled to Christian ethics. This group of esteemed African theologians offers a framework for a synthesis between the Christian gospel and African theology, which is illuminating for historians and Christian theologians alike

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dickson, Kwesi A.

Ellingworth, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword Samuel H. Amissah
Introduction E. Bolaji Idown

1 God E. Bolaji Idown
2 God, Spirits and the Spirit World Stephen N. Ezeanya
3 Priesthoot R. Buana Kibongi
4 Sacrifice Harry Sawyerr
5 The Theological Estimate of Man Swailem Sidhom
6 The Theological Basis of Ethics E. A. Adeolu Adegbola
7 Vital Participation Vicent Mulago
8 Eschatology John S. Mbiti

Contributors
Index