My Faith As An African

Author : Jean-Marc Ela
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781606086230

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My Faith as an African by Jean-Marc Ela Pdf

At a time when Africans, like other peoples, are facing the shock of technological and cultural modernity, liberation of the oppressed must be the primary condition for an authentic inculturation of the Christian message. This is the central axis of the papers in this book, which begins with the questions of faith posed by cultural variables, an internal dimension of the African's condition. In order to understand what is at stake, we need to place these matters in the overall context of a society and a history marked by conflicts-which lead to a rereading of our African memory. The basic issue of the Credibility of Christianity is being raised from with in the dynamic which allows Africans to escape from the inhumanity of the destiny to which certain factors would condemn them. So critical reflection on the relevance of an African Christianity requires us to identify the structures or strategies of exploitation and impoverishment against which Africans have always struggled, finding their own specific forms of resistance within their cultures.

Author : Jean-Marc Ela
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Christianity
ISBN : OCLC:53066875

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My Faith as an African by Jean-Marc Ela Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004412255

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Faith in African Lived Christianity by Anonim Pdf

Faith in African Lived Christianity – Bridging Anthropological and Theological Perspectives offers a comprehensive, empirically rich and interdisciplinary approach to the study of faith in African Christianity. The book brings together anthropology and theology in the study of how faith and religious experiences shape the understanding of social life in Africa. The volume is a collection of chapters by prominent Africanist theologians, anthropologists and social scientists, who take people’s faith as their starting point and analyze it in a contextually sensitive way. It covers discussions of positionality in the study of African Christianity, interdisciplinary methods and approaches and a number of case studies on political, social and ecological aspects of African Christian spirituality.

Author : Hazel Ann Gibbs De Peza
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781602665095

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My Faith - Spiritual Baptist Christian by Hazel Ann Gibbs De Peza Pdf

The Spiritual Baptist Faith is the name given to the Christian religious group emerging among the Africans in the 19th century in Trinidad. In 1917 the group was outlawed as "too noisy" and "too African" and therefore uncivilized and unacceptable. This book explores the development and the practices of the faith, its relationship with African religion and with Christianity, and its tenets. (Social Issues)

Author : Jean-Marc Ela
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005-08-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597523295

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African Cry by Jean-Marc Ela Pdf

'African Cry' is liberation theology with African content and original method--in short, a model of African liberation theology. Its translation into the English language is a big contribution to the corpus of literature on African liberation theology available to the English-speaking public. For those who are not already familiar with its French version, it provides a new dimension in African theology. The book is a must for all students of African theology."" --Justin S. Ukpong, Catholic Institute of West Africa, Nigeria 'African Cry' is fundamentally a challenge to all who claim adherence to the Christian faith. It explores the Scriptures, particularly the Gospels, in the light of what passes for Christianity and Mission on the part of European and Caucasian thinking, attitudes, and behavior on the continent of Africa. The book is a magnificent presentation of the problems that the African and African-American have with the behavior and attitudes of Church people from the highest to the lowest levels. This book should be read by as many Christians as possible, and, above all, bishops, particularly European and American."" --Lawrence E. Lucas, author of 'Black Priest/White Church' 'African Cry' shatters the self-censorship of sub-Saharan African theologians on political-economic issues while retaining their deep concern for cultural liberation. It is now impossible to discuss African theology without reference to Ela."" --Marie Giblin, Associate Professor of Theology, Xavier University A vigorous, frank, and uncompromising series of essays by a young, rural-based Cameroonian priest. The stress is on the interrelatedness of inculturation, liberation, and authenticity. The cry is for the right to be different. A superb example of the strongly-felt anguish of committed African priests for a church at once credible and rooted in reality."" --Simon E. Smith, SJ, former Coordinator of the Jesuit Refugee Service in Africa Jean-Marc Ela is a Cameroonian theologian. He is also the author of 'My Faith as an African.'

Author : Jeremiah A. Wright (Jr.),Colleen Birchett
Publisher : Urban Ministries Inc
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Bible
ISBN : 0940955296

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Africans who Shaped Our Faith by Jeremiah A. Wright (Jr.),Colleen Birchett Pdf

Take your study group on a voyage of self-discovery. Based on the sermons of Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., this thought-provoking program explores the important role played by Africans in the Bible. The Leader's Guide is easy to use and flexible in format, ideal for private or group study, church retreats or family devotions.

Author : Rachel Angogo Kanyoro,Nyambura J. Njoroge
Publisher : Action Publishers
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Feminist theology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021838664

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Groaning in Faith by Rachel Angogo Kanyoro,Nyambura J. Njoroge Pdf

Author : John Azumah
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310107156

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My Neighbour's Faith by John Azumah Pdf

Nowhere else in the world have both Islam and Christianity been more instrumental in shaping the history of a people and their way of life than in Africa. African Muslims and Christians have a lot in common, including kinship ties, shared languages and citizenship. Yet, despite the centuries of deep historical links and harmonious existence between the two religions, new challenges threaten this harmony. Conflicts involving Christians and Muslims in places like Sudan, Nigeria and Ivory Coast are common. These conflicts are fueled primarily by ignorance, stereotyping and prejudice, which in turn breed fear, suspicion and even hatred, in some cases leading to violence. My Neighbour's Faith sheds light on the beliefs and teaching of Islam by addressing matters of contemporary importance to Christians and the wider non-Muslim audience. It presents the human face of Islam--the face of a close relative, a neighbour, a teacher and even a head of state--in a balanced and critical way that gives a credible view of Islam.

Author : Pieter Coertzen,M Christiaan Green,Len Hansen
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781919985633

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Law and Religion in Africa by Pieter Coertzen,M Christiaan Green,Len Hansen Pdf

In our time the study of law and religion is emerging as a wide-ranging and vital academic discipline, with increasingly urgent implications for society at large. Lying at the intersection of a variety of other disciplines ? law, theology, religious studies, political science, sociology and anthropology, to name only the most obvious ? the field of law and religion is generating a burgeoning volume of interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary research and study. The current volume is proof of this. The discussion of the relationship between law and religion, as seen from a variety of perspectives in Africa, underscores the critical importance of the issues involved in the everyday life of all citizens. It is accordingly vital for governments to take note of the scholarly results that are produced. We hope that this volume will contribute to this aim.

Author : Emmanuel Katongole
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802862686

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The Sacrifice of Africa by Emmanuel Katongole Pdf

In The Sacrifice of Africa Emmanuel Katongole confronts this painful legacy and shows how it continues to warp the imaginative landscape of African politics and society. He demonstrates the real potential of Christianity to interrupt and transform entrenched political imaginations and create a different story for Africa ù a story of self-sacrificing love that values human dignity and "dares to invent" a new and better future for all Africans. --

Author : Robert J. Houle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1611461472

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Making African Christianity by Robert J. Houle Pdf

"In the beginning"--Being Zulu and Christian -- Conflicting identities -- Revival -- Naturalizing the faith -- A Zulu church -- Conclusion.

Author : Cornelius Olowola
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015052671370

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African Traditional Religion and the Christian Faith by Cornelius Olowola Pdf

This book provides a new, constructive and critical approach to African traditional religion, from the standpoint of Christian faith.

Author : A. E. Orobator
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1626982767

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Religion and Faith in Africa by A. E. Orobator Pdf

Before his conversion to Christianity, A E Orobator was raised in the practice of traditional African religion - animism. This repository of African religion, he maintains - at its heart a deep belief in the livingness of creation - is the soil in which Christianity and Islam have taken root. Drawn from his "Duffy Lectures" delivered at Boston College, Orobator examines the living interplay between African religion, Christianity, and Islam in Africa, and argues that the religious experience and spiritual imagination of Africa offers a genius capable of renewing the global community of believers. Among these gifts: a deep conscience of transcendence in day-to-day living; reverence towards human and natural ecologies; and a holistic understanding of creation and shared responsibility of stewardship for the universe.

Author : Oakland Ross
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459743557

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Swimming with Horses by Oakland Ross Pdf

A whodunnit on horseback, Swimming with Horses blends equestrian sports, teenage nostalgia, political tensions in new and old South Africa, and a modern take on Canadian identity, all rolled into a taut literary thriller.

Author : Nimi Wariboko,Adeshina Afolayan
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725266353

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African Pentecostalism and World Christianity by Nimi Wariboko,Adeshina Afolayan Pdf

In the last fifty years, the history of World Christianity has been disproportionally shaped, if not defined, by African Pentecostalism. The objective of this volume is to investigate and interrogate the critical junctures at which World Christianity invigorates and is invigorated by African Pentecostalism. The essays of the thinkers gathered here examine the general relationships between World Christianity and Africa and the specific interplays between World Christianity and African Pentecostalism. Scholars from multiple disciplines, continents, and countries evaluate how the theological scholarship and missional works of eminent African intellectual Johnson Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu have contributed to the scholarly understanding of how Global Christianity has been mediated by its reception in Africa. They also investigate how African Pentecostalism has been shaped by its contact with the diverse forms of Christianity in Africa and the rest of the world. With contributions from: Opoku Onyinah Harvey C. Kwiyani Kirsteen Kim Craig S. Keener Charles Prempeh Kenneth R. Ross Trevor H. G. Smith Vivian Dzokoto Chammah J. Kaunda Felix Kang Esoh Patrick Kofi Amissah Caleb Nyanni Marleen de Witte Oluwaseun Abimbola Philomena Njeru Nwaura Faith Lugazia Dietrich Werner Allan H. Anderson