Ecclesia In Ghana
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Ecclesia In Ghana
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language : en
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Release Date : 1997
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Ecclesia In Ghana
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Release Date : 1997
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Ecclesia In Ghana
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Author : Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ghana
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
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The Understanding Of Family In Ghana As A Challenge For A Contextual Ecclesiology
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Author : Moses Asaah Awinongya
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2013
The Understanding Of Family In Ghana As A Challenge For A Contextual Ecclesiology written by Moses Asaah Awinongya and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Religion categories.
The life and nature of the Church are better understood in terms of a self-identity that relies on the language and cultural framework of the stakeholders. Since theological reflections do not take place in a vacuum, the socio-cultural context gains importance. The question is: How much culture can the Church, as a whole, accommodate without losing its universal character? With a focus on the West African country of Ghana, this book analyzes the potential trade-offs and conflicts between the Church and culture in a pluri-religious and multi-cultural society. Further, it shows the dangers of exclusion within the Church and offers possible solutions. (Series: Studien zur systematischen Theologie und Ethik - Vol. 64)
Ethnic Dissension In The Church In Ghana
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Author : Augustine Owusu-Sekyere
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Ethnic Dissension In The Church In Ghana written by Augustine Owusu-Sekyere and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Catechists categories.
Pope John Paul II's observation in Ecclesia in Africa that "Tribal oppositions ... create difficulties for the life of the Churches and the acceptance of Pastors from other ethnic groups", and, thus, creating divisions in the Church in Africa needs a pastoral response. This can come about in a conscious and well designed formation programme, with the Word of God as the foundation. As our method, presentations were made to create awareness of the divisions and their negative effects on society and the Church. These were followed by the Prayer of Encounter with its three stages of confrontation, making connections, and taking a stance towards Jesus. Participants reflected upon and prayed in humility over various biblical passages about the sacraments of baptism and the Eucharist, with the objective of entering into a deeper relationship with Christ. It is our relationship with the Word of God, Jesus Christ, that brings us conversion, which is a change of mind, and the needed transformation so that we can "acquire a fresh, spiritual way of thinking" (Eph. 4: 23). The reworking of our value systems, the reshaping or reforming of our lives along the values of Christ was the `high' point and the ultimate desire of the workshop in which participants were exposed to the problems of ethnicity in Africa and in the Church. It also created in participants a conscious awareness of ethnic dissension in Ghana and its effects on the society and the Church, as evidenced in their written responses. Participants demonstrated how they were challenged and also, empowered by the Word of God, to take the stance to do away with any form of ethnic discrimination and dissension in the Church. Ethnic or tribal oppositions are a reality in the Church in Africa. They destroy the unity and love in the Christian community. We can eradicate them not by any political or human will but by a conscious formation programme that makes us understand the implications of what our baptism and the Eucharist are in the light of the Word of God, Jesus Christ, and so `live' the sacraments in our lives.
Ghana S New Christianity
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Author : Paul Gifford
language : en
Publisher: C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS
Release Date : 2004
Ghana S New Christianity written by Paul Gifford and has been published by C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Religion categories.
In sub-Saharan Africa over the last two decades there has been an explosion of Christianity. This book sets out to identify its particular character, focusing on a particular place: Greater Accra, the capital of Ghana. Paul Gifford examines a wide range of Accra's new churches, giving priority to mega-churches. Every dimension -- discourse, theological vision, worship, rituals, music, media involvement, use of the Bible, conventions, finances, clientele -- is analysed. Gifford argues that this Christianity is not otherworldly: its emphasis is on success, achievement, wealth here and now. Yet within this general orientation there is diversity. At one end of the spectrum are churches that, building on the traditional religious imagination, see demonic forces everywhere blocking personal success. In the churches the key factor is the special 'man of God' who is understood to have the 'anointing' to conquer these forces, to 'reverse the curse' that is holding the believer back. At the other end is a strain of this new Christianity that discounts spiritual forces and sees victory resulting from the believer's own education and skills, and from transforming culture.The book also joins the debate over the role of this Christianity in modernizing economic and political structures. It sets the scene by describing Ghana's political and economic situation in the decades when these churches were proliferating, and outlines the current debate on the reasons for Africa's economic plight. It is argued that although focusing on success and wealth can provide motivation in circumstances where it is so easy to despair, the pervasive emphasis on miracles militates against any natural fostering of a new work ethic. As for their political role, some churches are easily co-opted; others challenge the government, but for 'spiritual' reasons that provide little incentive to grapple with issues of governance; by contrast, Gifford finds one important church encouraging change of the entire political culture. No other book has set forth the complex nature of Africa's new Christianity with such clarity, or offered such a searching analysis of its power to tackle Africa's predicament.
Mission In Ghana
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Author : David Nii Anum Kpobi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Mission In Ghana written by David Nii Anum Kpobi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Ecumenical movement categories.
Religion And Politics In Ghana
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Author : John S. Pobee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Religion And Politics In Ghana written by John S. Pobee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Ghana categories.
The Rise Of Independent Churches In Ghana
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
The Rise Of Independent Churches In Ghana written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Church development, New categories.
A brief history of Independent Church movements in Ghana since 1862 / Kofi Asare Opoku -- The Ghana Independent/Pentecostal movement / James Anquandah -- The rise of prophetism: a socio-political explanation / James Annorbah-Sarpei -- The organisation of spiritual churches / Virginia Torvestad -- A case study: spiritual churches in Cape Coast, Ghana / Bridget S. Levitt -- Must new churches go on multiplying? / Peter Barker -- Church union in Ghana.
Problems And Prospects Of The Search For A Catholic Spiritual Tradition In The Ghanaian Catholic Pastoral Ministry
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Author : Norbert Okoledah
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2005
Problems And Prospects Of The Search For A Catholic Spiritual Tradition In The Ghanaian Catholic Pastoral Ministry written by Norbert Okoledah and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Religion categories.
Today, Christianity has become the most popular and fast-growing religion in Ghana. Paradoxically, the Christian Church, in whatever form it has taken, has, for a complexity of reasons, basically remained a weak church with a weak foundation. This book discusses, from a theologico-cultural anthropological perspective, some of the ecclesial and social processes and factors that, the author believes, are responsible for the creation of this paradox in the case of the Ghanaian Catholic Church and demonstrates how they influence the search for a Catholic spiritual tradition in it.