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Christian theology and African traditions /

In this compelling work the evangelical theologian Matthew Michael sets out to reveal the unique nature of African Christianity and understand Christian theology in the context of the African worldview and traditions which have given African Christianity its unique religious stamp. Michael addresses...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Michael, Matthew
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : The Lutterworth Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Quotation; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Introduction; The Paradigm Shift; Christian Theology and the African Continent; The African Traditions; Conclusion; 2. Kindergarten Issues; Introduction; The Problem of Theology; The Understanding of Christian Theology; The Limitations of Theology; Conclusion; 3. General and Special Revelation; Introduction; The Nature of General and Special Revelation; The Limitations of General and Special Revelation; Divine Revelation and Human Religious Experience. 
505 8 |a The Consistency of the "Judeo-Christian God"in RevelationTraditional African Religious Agents of "Revelation"; Divine Revelation and Eschatology; Conclusion; 4. The Scriptures; Introduction; Africans and the Use of the Bible; The Nature of the Divine Word; The Canonicity of the Scriptures; The Characteristics of the Divine Word; Conclusion; 5. The Existence of God; Introduction; Classical Discourse on the Existence of God; God in Intellectual and Popular Theological Discourse; Discourse on Divine Ontology; Divine Attributes and the African Context of Suffering; Conclusion. 
505 8 |a 6. Angels, Spirits, and DemonsIntroduction; Angels and Spirits in the African Worldview; Biblical Teachings on Angels and Demons; Conclusion; 7. The Nature of the Human Person; Introduction; Western Autonomous Sense of Personhood; Personhood in Traditional Christian Systematic Texts; The African Understanding of Personhood; Biblical Teaching on the Human Personhood; Conclusion; 8. The Person of Christ; Introduction; The Historical Jesus; African Christological Quest; Biblical Teaching on the Person of Christ; The Deity of Jesus Christ; Conclusion; 9. Salvation; Introduction. 
505 8 |a The African Understanding of SalvationThe Biblical Understanding of Salvation; Important Aspects in Biblical Conception of Salvation; Conclusion; 10. The Holy Spirit; Introduction; The 'Benevolent' Spirits in Traditional African society; The Holy Spirit in Biblical Revelation; The Spiritual Gifts; Conclusion; 11. The Church; Introduction; Biblical Teachings on the Church; Conclusion; 12. The Future Hope; Introduction; Traditional African Eschatologcal Expectations; The Second Coming; The Millennium Reign; The Resurrection; The Final Judgment; Conclusion; 13. Conclusion; Bibliography. 
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