African Christianity In Botswana

Author : James Amanze
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021644021

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African Christianity in Botswana by James Amanze Pdf

A historical examination of African Christianity in Botswana, as now expressed in the African Independent Church. The study charts the development of this popular movement as a form of Christianity based on a mingling of African experiences of human existence, and teachings of the universal church. It describes how the African Independent Church developed alongside the Tswana Church and the Batswana people; as a rejection of the white missionaries' attack on Tswana culture and paternalism; and under the influence of the independent church movement in South Africa during apartheid. The author maintains, this resulted in a Church that is compatible with, acceptable and relevant to the indigenous culture; and which is simultaneously a genuinely African version of Christianity.

Author : Elias Kifon Bongmba
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781134505777

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Routledge Companion to Christianity in Africa by Elias Kifon Bongmba Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Department of Church History University of Pretoria
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122302206

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African Christianity by Anonim Pdf

Author : David K. Ngaruiya,Rodney L. Reed
Publisher : Langham Publishing
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781839737435

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The Holy Spirit in African Christianity by David K. Ngaruiya,Rodney L. Reed Pdf

The identity and nature of the Holy Spirit has long been a critical – and often divisive – topic among Christians. Yet it is one with which we must continue to grapple if we are to grow in our understanding of the personhood of God, the calling of the church and the life of the believer. The seventh volume drawn from the annual conference of the Africa Society of Evangelical Theology, this collection of essays addresses questions of pneumatology against the rich background of African church history. African theologians explore centuries of Christian understanding, from the writings of Augustine to the doctrine of African Instituted Churches, and examine the impact of pneumatological belief upon the life and worship of the believer. Serving as a corrective on pneumatological heterodoxies while making space for both the diversity and unity of the African church, this volume provides a powerful reminder of the centrality of the Holy Spirit to Christian doctrine and praxis.

Author : Fidelis Nkomazana,Laurel Lanner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015073883053

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Aspects of the History of the Church in Botswana by Fidelis Nkomazana,Laurel Lanner Pdf

Author : Lamin Sanneh
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608331499

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West African Christianity by Lamin Sanneh Pdf

Author : Mari-Anna Pöntinen
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004245976

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African Theology as Liberating Wisdom by Mari-Anna Pöntinen Pdf

In African Theology as Liberating Wisdom; Celebrating Life and Harmony in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana, Mari-Anna Pöntinen analyses contextual interpretations of the Christian faith in this particular church. These interpretations are based on the special wisdom tradition which embraces monistic ontology, communal ethics in botho, and the indigenous belief in God as the Source of Life, and the Root of everything that exists. The constructing theological principle in the ELCB is the downward-orientated and descending God in Christ which interprets the ‘Lutheran spirit’ in a liberating and empowering sense. It deals with the cultural mythos which brings Christ down into people’s existence, unlike Western connotations which are considered to hinder seeing Christ and to prevent existential self-awareness.

Author : Isabel Apawo Phiri,Dietrich Werner,Chammah J Kaunda
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1240 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1506474926

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Anthology of African Christianity by Isabel Apawo Phiri,Dietrich Werner,Chammah J Kaunda Pdf

By the beginning of the twenty-first century, Christianity has taken shape and established roots in all areas of African reality. It has come to stay. Therefore, we welcome Christianity afresh in Africa, where it has arrived to continue the ancient and vibrant Christianity in Egypt, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. It is appropriate that the Anthology of African Christianity presents, in valuable detail, this new reality that describes its African landscape in totality.

Author : Afe Adogame
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004189140

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Religion Crossing Boundaries by Afe Adogame Pdf

The essays in this volume illustrates the variety and power of predominantly pentecostal-charismatic movements between Western and African religious actors and groups that has developed across the past twenty years. In so doing, it also highlights the dramatic change in global "migration" patterns as a result of relatively inexpensive air travel.

Author : James Amanze
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Botswana
ISBN : UOM:39015060868711

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African Traditional Religions and Culture in Botswana by James Amanze Pdf

Author : Masiiwa Ragies Gunda
Publisher : University of Bamberg Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783863090043

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From Text to Practice - The Role of the Bible in Daily Living of African People Today by Masiiwa Ragies Gunda Pdf

That the Bible is a manual for daily living is attested in almost all Christian denominations, how this role is transformed into practice is clearly an area that remains a contested terrain among Christians. This volume is our modest contribution to looking at the relationship between the Bible and our practices. The central question that the articles in this volume respond to is: how is the Bible related to our daily life? This question is especially important on the African continent where religion appears to be gaining influence. Without taking anything away from western biblical scholars, African biblical scholars must also engage with the question: how do we put into practice the teachings of the Bible? This volume contains papers presented at the International Bible Symposium 2009 in Bamberg (Germany) and additional contributions.

Author : Roswith Gerloff,Afe Adogame,Klaus Hock
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441123305

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Christianity in Africa and the African Diaspora by Roswith Gerloff,Afe Adogame,Klaus Hock Pdf

An exploration of the rapid development of African Christianity, offering an analysis and interpretation of its movements and issues.

Author : Robert J. Houle
Publisher : Lehigh University Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611460827

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Making African Christianity by Robert J. Houle Pdf

Making African Christianity argues that Africans successfully naturalized Christianity. It examines the long history of the faith among colonial Zulu Christians (known as amaKholwa) in what would become South Africa. As it has become clear that Africans are not discarding Christianity, a number of scholars have taken up the challenge of understanding why this is the case and how we got to this point. While functionalist arguments have their place, this book argues that we need to understand what is imbedded within the faith that many find so appealing. Houle argues that other aspects of the faith also needed to be 'translated,'particularly the theology of Christianity. For Zulu, the religion would never be a good fit unless converts could fill critical gaps such as how Christianity could account for the active and everyday presence of the amadhlozi ancestral spirits - a problem that was true for African converts across the continent in slightly different ways. Accomplishing this translation took years and a number of false-starts. Coming to this understanding is one of the particularly important contributions of this work, for like Benedict Anderson's 'Imagined Communities,' the early African Christian communities were entirely constructed ones. Here was a group struggling to understand what it meant to be both African and Christian. For much of their history this dual identity was difficult to reconcile, but through constant struggle to do so they transformed both themselves and their adopted faith. This manuscript goes far in filling a critical gap in how we have gotten to this point and will be welcomed by African historians, those interested in the history of colonialism, missions, southern African, and in particular Christianity.

Author : Lovemore Togarasei,Fidelis Nkomazana
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781443827652

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The Faith Sector and HIV/AIDS in Botswana by Lovemore Togarasei,Fidelis Nkomazana Pdf

This book is a collection of chapters by seasoned scholars of religion covering the role played by various religions at home in Botswana in the struggle against HIV and AIDS. The book is a direct result of field research projects conducted by the authors on the role of religion in a country that once ranked as the worst affected by HIV and AIDS in the world. It comprises of twelve chapters that are divided into four parts. The first part, comprising of three chapters, provides a background of the faith sector in Botswana. Part II of the book focuses on the Christian religion and comprises of four chapters. Part III comprises of three chapters discussing other religious groups apart from Christianity. Part IV addresses the role of culture and religion in HIV and AIDS response in Botswana. With several attempts to mainstream HIV and AIDS in education both in schools and in tertiary institutions, the book serves both the academic and research community at national and international levels. It does not serve only those studying religion, but all who address issues of HIV and AIDS from whatever field of study.

Author : Fidelis Nkomazana,Obed N. Kealotswe
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789966734129

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Biblical Studies, Theology, Religion and Philosophy by Fidelis Nkomazana,Obed N. Kealotswe Pdf

The Bible : a history of interpretation and methods /Johanna Stiebert --An overview of the Old Testament /Lovemore Togarasei --Major theological themes in the Old Testament /Masego Kanis and Lovemore Togarasei --A survey of the New Testament /Lovemore Togarasei --Major themes in the New Testament /Tlali Lerotholi --Religion, race, gender, and identity /Musa Dube --Reading and understanding the Bible as an African /James N. Amanze --Introduction to Christian theology : its tasks and methods /James N. Amanze --African theology : a contextual analysis of Zimbabwe /Tabona Shoko --The role of liberation theology in the post-independent Africa and the world in the 21st century /Moji Africa Ruele --Major themes in Black theology /Francis C.L. Rakotsoane --What's in a name? : forging a theoretical framework for African women's theologies /Isabel Apawo Phiri and Sarojini Nadar --The theology of the African Independent Churches in Southern Africa : the case of Botswana /Obed N. Kealotswe --Introduction to religious studies /Francis C.L. Rakotsoane --Phenomenology of religion /Ezra Chitando --African Traditional Religion in contemporary Africa : challenges and prospects /James N. Amanze --Christianity in Africa in the 21st century /Fidelis Nkomanzana --Africa's Muslims : expressing their religious identity /Muhammed Haron --Hinduism and Buddhism : an introduction /Garth Mason --A general introduction to philosophy : its tasks and methods /T.A. Chimuka --Logic, critical thinking, and science /I.B. Ikpe --Introduction to epistemology /Louis M. Manyeli --African philosophy /John Ayotunde Bewaji --Moral theories /Simon Mawondo -- Applied ethics /Joseph B.R. Gaie --Philosophical metaphysics in Africa /Kipton Jensen.