The Bible In African Christianity

Author : John S. Mbiti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : IND:30000009145180

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Bible and Theology in African Christianity by John S. Mbiti Pdf

In this book, the well-known Kenyan theologian, John Mbiti, takes the reader on a pilgrimage of the mind and spirit as he examines the phenomenon of Christianity in Africa. This is a fascinating form of the Christian faith, combining certain characteristics of apostolic Christianity with the realities of African life in the present. It is fresh and fragile, dynamic, and domineering. It echoes the experiences of the early church while at the same time responding forcefully to the situation of today. The author explains how this form of Christianity while leaning heavily on the religious culture and background of the African peoples, seeks and finds its legitimation in the bible. He illustrates that it is both deeply African and committedly ecumenical and universal. A 16-page section of the photographs vividly underlines the theme.

Author : Keith Augustus Burton
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007-07-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830827626

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The Blessing of Africa by Keith Augustus Burton Pdf

Keith A. Burton traces the story of biblical Africa and the place of the Bible in the land of Ham. He ends with an examination of the modern era and the achievements of African Christianity. This invigorating work places the story of the Bible and African Christianity in a wider global context and challenges readers to think differently about history and the biblical world.

Author : Gerald West,Musa Dube
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004497108

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The Bible in Africa by Gerald West,Musa Dube Pdf

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.

Author : Hannah W. Kinoti,H. W. Kinoti,John Mary Waliggo
Publisher : Action Publishers
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Bible
ISBN : IND:30000079174680

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The Bible in African Christianity by Hannah W. Kinoti,H. W. Kinoti,John Mary Waliggo Pdf

Author : Byang H. Kato
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105008599016

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Biblical Christianity in Africa by Byang H. Kato Pdf

Author : Joachim Kügler,Masiiwa Ragies Gunda
Publisher : University of Bamberg Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783863090913

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The Bible and Politics in Africa by Joachim Kügler,Masiiwa Ragies Gunda Pdf

Section 1: The Bible and broad political discourses in Africa. "Rewriting" the Bible or de-biblifying the public sphere? Proposals and propositions on the usage of the Bible by public figures in Zimbabwe/ by Masiiwa Ragies Gunda. The Bible and the quest for democracy and democratization in Africa: the Zimbabwe experience / by Eliot Tofa. The Bible and the quest for developmental justice: the case of orphans in Namibia / by Jannie Hunter. The Bible in the service of pan-africanism: the case of Dr Tafataona Mahoso's pan-african biblical exegesis / by Obvious Vengeyi. The ANC's deployment of religion in nation building: from Thabo Mbeki, to "the RDP of the soul", to Jacob Zuma / by Gerald West. The Bible and democracy in Africa: how biblical science can contribute towards the establishment of plurality and democracy, the Bible as a relevant tool in the quest for engendering plurality / by Jephthah Kiara Gathaka. Section 2: Some readings of the Bible in/for political discourses in Africa. Contextual theological reading of the Bible with indigenous communities: the case of the Basarwa/San in Botswana / by Moji Ruele. A theological reflection on Romans 13:1-7 in the 21st century Zimbabwean politics / by Phillemon M. Chamburuka. The Judas Iscariot episode In the zimbabwean religio-political debate of "selling out" / by Francis Machingura. Inspiring for liberation - legitimizing for occupation : interpretations of the Exodus from southern Africa / by Stephanie Feder. Politics of feeding: reading John 6 (and 1 Cor 11) as documents of socio-political conflicts / by Joachim Kügler. "If my people ..." a critical analysis of the deployment of 2 Chronicles 7:14 during the Zimbabwean crisis / by Ezra Chitando. Towards a new reading of the bible in africa - spy exegesis / by Canisius Mwandayi. Empowering the poor: the Bible and the poor in informal settlements in Africa with reference to Mangaung, South Africa / Pieter Verster. Section 3: The bible, gender and politics in Africa. The politics of "biblical manhood": a critical study of masculinity politics and biblical hermeneutics in a Zambian pentecostal church / Adriaan S. Van Klinken. The bible as a source of strength among Zimbabwean women during socio-economic and political crises / by Elizabeth Vengeyi. An analysis of the application of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 and 1 Timothy 2:11-14: the politics of pentecostalism and women's ministries in Zimbabwe / by Tapiwa Praise Mapuranga.

Author : David T. Adamo
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2001-07-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725203860

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Reading and Interpreting the Bible in African Indigenous Churches by David T. Adamo Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Department of Church History University of Pretoria
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122302206

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African Christianity by Anonim Pdf

Author : Humphrey Waweru
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789966150639

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The Bible and African Culture by Humphrey Waweru Pdf

How can African theology survive the self-repetition of mere cultural apologia or contextualization-stereotypes, and mature into a critical theoretical discipline responding to the challenges of the postmodern world-order? Dr. Humphrey M. Wawe contributes here a sound theological reflection using the hitherto unused methodological paradigm of mapping the inroads in the 'transaction' between the Bible and African culture.

Author : Thomas C. Oden
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830837052

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How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind by Thomas C. Oden Pdf

Thomas C. Oden surveys the decisive role of African Christians and theologians in shaping the doctrines and practices of the church of the first five centuries, and makes an impassioned plea for the rediscovery of that heritage. Christians throughout the world will benefit from this reclaiming of an important heritage.

Author : John Parratt
Publisher : Iacademic Books
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111882333

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A Reader in African Christian Theology by John Parratt Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers
Page : 2162 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9781496424716

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Africa Study Bible, NLT by Anonim Pdf

The Africa Study Bible brings together 350 contributors from over 50 countries, providing a unique African perspective. It's an all-in-one course in biblical content, theology, history, and culture, with special attention to the African context. Each feature was planned by African leaders to help readers grow strong in Jesus Christ by providing understanding and instruction on how to live a good and righteous life--Publisher.

Author : Jonathan P. Yates,Anthony Dupont
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 899 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110491708

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The Bible in Christian North Africa by Jonathan P. Yates,Anthony Dupont Pdf

This second volume delves into the intricate dynamics that surrounded the use of Scripture by North African Christians from the late-fourth to the mid-seventh century CE. It focuses on the multivalent ways in which Scripture was incorporated into the fabric of ecclesial existence and theological reflection, as well as on Scripture’s role in informing and supporting these Christians’ decision-making processes. This volume also highlights the intricate theological and philosophical deliberations that were carried out between and among influential North African Christian leaders and scholars—in diverse cultural and geopolitical settings—while paying attention to the complex manner in which these Scripture-laden discourses intersected the wide variety of religious opinions and ecclesiastical and/or theological movements that so clearly marked this region in this era.

Author : Heinrich Bedford-Strohm,Tharcisse Gatwa,Traugott Jähnichen,Elisée Musemakweli
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783643908209

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African Christian Theologies and the Impact of the Reformation by Heinrich Bedford-Strohm,Tharcisse Gatwa,Traugott Jähnichen,Elisée Musemakweli Pdf

One of the strongest heritages of the Reformation for Christianity was to return to the central role given to the Bible, translated in local dialects. Christianity expanded thanks to the translation of the Bible in vernacular languages worldwide. Most importantly, the people who had been victims of prejudices of race supremacy could now have access to God in their own language, culture, and idioms without intermediaries. It is largely thanks to Bible translations that the majority of those churches in Africa, born of European mission activities, continued to develop positively after the end of the colonial age, and that independent African churches emerged. (Series: Theology in the Public Square / Theologie in der Ã?Â?ffentlichkeit, Vol. 10) [Subject: African Studies, Christian Studies]

Author : Rodney L. Reed
Publisher : Langham Publishing
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781783684748

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African Contextual Realities by Rodney L. Reed Pdf

Everyone who has “eyes to see” acknowledges the growing importance of the African church to the future of global Christianity. But what does it mean for the church to take root in Africa? How should the message of the gospel and the practice of Christianity be contextualized for Africa? African Contextual Realities addresses many of the questions surrounding contextualization from a practical point of view and is the fruit of the 6th Annual Conference of the Africa Society of Evangelical Theology held in Nairobi in 2016. The book explores such questions as: • In what ways should the mission of God be universally recognizable in every cultural context? • In our efforts to contextualize, how do we avoid compromising the very gospel we are to proclaim? • How can the African church wean itself away from dependency on the Western church? • How does Christianity speak into some of the cultural and social issues arising out of contemporary African settings – issues like widow cleansing, Christian-Muslim relations, and peace-building? All those who are interested to learn more about the contextualization of African Christianity will find this volume to be an important resource.