Biblical Interpretation And African Traditional Religion
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Biblical Interpretation And African Traditional Religion
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Author : Helen C. John
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2019-05-15
Biblical Interpretation And African Traditional Religion written by Helen C. John and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-15 with Religion categories.
In Biblical Interpretation and African Traditional Religion, Helen C. John juxtaposes grassroots biblical interpretations from Owamboland, Namibia, with professional interpretations of selected New Testament texts, effectively demonstrating the capacity of grassroots interpretations to destabilise, challenge and nuance dominant professional interpretations.
African Traditional Religion In Biblical Perspective
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Author : Richard J. Gehman
language : en
Publisher: East African Publishers
Release Date : 2005
African Traditional Religion In Biblical Perspective written by Richard J. Gehman and has been published by East African Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Africa, Sub-Saharan categories.
The Bible In Africa
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Author : Gerald West
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-10-01
The Bible In Africa written by Gerald West and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-01 with Religion categories.
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.
The Bible And African Culture
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Author : Humphrey Waweru
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2011
The Bible And African Culture written by Humphrey Waweru and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Religion categories.
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.
African Hermeneutics
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Author : Elizabeth Mburu
language : en
Publisher: Langham Publishing
Release Date : 2019-02-28
African Hermeneutics written by Elizabeth Mburu and has been published by Langham Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-28 with Religion categories.
Interpretation of Scripture occurs within one’s worldview and culture, which enhances our understanding and ability to apply Scripture in the world. However, few books address Bible interpretation from an African perspective and no other textbook uses the intercultural approach found here. This book brings both an awareness of how one’s African context gives a lens to hermeneutics, but also how to interpret texts with integrity despite our cultural influences. African Hermeneutics was born of Prof Elizabeth Mburu’s frustration at only having textbooks that predominantly followed a Western worldview to teach her African students. Mburu’s approach to hermeneutics is one that begins in Africa, moving from the known to the unknown as students learn to apply her ‘four-legged stool model’ to biblical texts, namely examining: the parallels to African contexts, the theological context, the literary context, and the historical and cultural context. This textbook will help students and pastors interpret Scripture with greater accuracy in their own context, allowing for faithful application in their local contexts.
Reading And Interpreting The Bible In African Indigenous Churches
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Author : David T. Adamo
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2001-07-23
Reading And Interpreting The Bible In African Indigenous Churches written by David T. Adamo and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-07-23 with Religion categories.
Christianity And African Traditional Religion And Worldview
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Author : Yusufu Turaki
language : en
Publisher: Midas Touch Gems
Release Date : 2023-06-16
Christianity And African Traditional Religion And Worldview written by Yusufu Turaki and has been published by Midas Touch Gems this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-16 with categories.
For more than a generation Yusufu Turaki has been one of Africa's most distinguished and productive evangelical theologians. Here in two substantial volumes we have the fruit of his mature reflection on a principal crux of the African theological project, namely the appropriate way for African Christianity to understand and address Africa's traditional religious heritage. Since one cannot understand Africa without understanding Africa's traditional heritage, and since the religious dimension Africa's traditional culture affects all aspects of modern African life, Christian presence and witness in Africa cannot flourish within its context without a serious theological and practical engagement with these realities. This is not Turaki's first endeavour in this field of inquiry. He has been engaging these issues throughout his academic and ministry careers. And in doing so he has also been interacting with the considerable range of thinkers and literature in this field. Furthermore, within what otherwise has often been an ill-defined and poorly disciplined discussion, Turaki proposes a particular and fruitful way forward. In these two large volumes Turaki is both commending and demonstrating a biblically-grounded, theologically-responsible methodology for a Christian understanding of African Traditional Religion. He seeks to show how Christianity can best address African Traditional Religion with informed realism, with scholarly depth and integrity, and with biblical faithfulness. Having taken his first degree in Nigeria, Turaki then earned masters and doctoral degrees at leading academic institutions overseas. Thereafter he was long involved in the leadership of one of Africa's principal theological institutions, Jos ECWA Theological Seminary (JETS), and in the leadership of one of Africa's principal evangelical denominations, the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA). In more recent years Turaki has also been engaged in international ministries and venues, including work with the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA), the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), and the Lausanne movement (LCWE), as well as in extensive writing and teaching ministries In the first volume of this major contribution Turaki provides an in-depth study of the African traditional religious worldview. He is convinced that a thorough familiarity with the religious mindset of traditional Africa is essential for any effective Christian presence and witness in modern Africa. He first surveys both western and African scholarly approaches to traditional religion. Then he undertakes a detailed introduction to the foundational theological, psychological, philosophical, ethical, and moral beliefs of African Traditional Religion, together with the relevant rituals, sacrifices, ceremonies, and festivals. He also emphasises how those beliefs pervasively influence religious attitudes, practice and social behaviour throughout Africa today. In the second volume Turaki then turns to outline a Christian and biblical approach to the realities of African Traditional Religion in modern Africa. He discusses each major component of an African traditional worldview from this standpoint. In doing so Turaki emphasises that the principal task of Christian reflection in Africa is not to understand Christianity from the perspective of African traditional culture and religion, but to understand African traditional culture and religion from the perspective of a Christian and biblical worldview.
The Bible In African Christianity
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Author : Hannah W. Kinoti
language : en
Publisher: Action Publishers
Release Date : 1997
The Bible In African Christianity written by Hannah W. Kinoti and has been published by Action Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Bible categories.
African Traditional Religion In The Light Of The Bible
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Author : Richard J. Gehman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
African Traditional Religion In The Light Of The Bible written by Richard J. Gehman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Africa categories.
Theological Education In Contemporary Africa
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Author : Grant LeMarquand
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2004
Theological Education In Contemporary Africa written by Grant LeMarquand and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Education categories.
Part One addresses 'Theological Foundations.' The five essays in this section deal with the Bible, Theology and Ecumenism. The subjects of theological methods, contextual hermeneutics, and appropriate curriculum are given special attention. Of course even foundational issues cannot be discussed in a vacuum and so each of the essays addresses these foundational subjects in the light of African realities. Part Two deals with 'Contemporary Issues.' It is particularly in this section that the traditional themes in African theology have been somewhat displaced by concerns which are today very pressing indeed. Three essays are devoted to the question of HIV/AIDS. This disease, which has devastated the African continent, demands a theological and practical response from those who claim to follow Jesus Christ. If the churches do not respond to this crisis with energy and determination we should not be surprised if the next generation wonders whether the Gospel has the power which we claim that it has. Two essays address the question of Islam and Muslim-Christian Relations in Africa. The resurgence of Islam in the world today is a concern of many. For those who believe in Jesus, this is a challenge which demands much wisdom and love. How should we respond to our Muslim neighbours? What are appropriate and thoughtful ways to share the love of Christ? Two further essays appear under the title of 'The Marginalized.' This could, of course, be a much large section. Those who suffer from AIDS could be included in this number, and one might have expected to see at least one essay on the place of women. In this volume, however, the 'disabled' and youth are highlighted. Both groups are clearly in need of the attention of the churches, and both groups are clearly misunderstood and neglected. The final section of Part Two contains essays, which focus attention on 'Theological Paedagogy.' All of the other contributions to this volume make suggestions and arguments about curriculum, resources, and issues of concern for theological educators. The causal aim of this book is that these essays may help us to reflect in an intentional way on the implications of contemporary realities for the future of theological education.