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African Christian Theology is written to address questions that arise from the African context. It helps students and others discover how theology affects our minds, our hearts, and our lives. As such, it speaks not only to Africans but to all who seek to understand and live out their faith in their own societies.
About the author
SAMUEL WAJE KUNHIYOP est le secrétaire général de l'ECWA et le secrétaire de direction d'Evangel Fellowship International. Il a été le directeur du South African Theological Seminary et Doyen et Professeur de Théologie et d'Éthique à Jos ECWA Theological Seminary (JETS). Il a obtenu une Licence en Lettres (JETS), un MAET (Western Seminary, Portland, Oregon) et un doctorat (Trinity International University, Illinois). Il est également pasteur consacré à l'Église évangélique d'Afrique de l'Ouest (ECWA).
Summary
Christian theology evolves out of questions that are asked in a particular situation about how the Bible speaks to that situation. This book, African Christian Theology, is written to address questions that arise from the African context. It is intended to help students and others discover how theology affects our minds, our hearts, and our lives. As such, it speaks not only to Africans but to all who seek to understand and live out their faith in their own societies. Samuel Kunyihop understands both biblical theology and the African worldview and throws light on areas where they overlap, where they diverge, and why this matters. He explores traditional African understandings of God and how he reveals himself, the African understanding of sin and way the Bible sees sin, and how the work of Christ can be understood in African terms. The treatment of Christian living focuses on matters that are relevant to Christians in Africa and elsewhere, dealing with topics such as blessings and curses and the role of the church as a Christian community. The book concludes with a discussion of biblical thinking on death and the afterlife in which it also addresses the role traditionally ascribed to African ancestors.
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In African Christian Theology, Dr. Kunhiyop makes a significant contribution by allowing the Christian Scriptures to speak to African traditional beliefs. African religious beliefs are taken seriously and are subjected to the scrutiny of the infallible and inerrant Word of God, the Holy Bible, with a view to informing the faith and conduct of African Christians.
