Christian Morality in Ghanaian Pentecostalism /

This book deals with an apparent separation observed between spirituality and morality in West African Christianity. It explains a paradox in an African society where an exuberant Christian mission and spirituality flourish alongside social issues, which are typically exacerbated by widespread corru...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elorm-Donkor, Lord Abraham (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Minnesota] : Fortress Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Christian ethics.
Pentecostalism.
Religion.
Mouvement charismatique > Ghāna.
Christian ethics > Ghana.
Pentecostalism > Ghana.
Ghana.
Ghana > Religion.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book deals with an apparent separation observed between spirituality and morality in West African Christianity. It explains a paradox in an African society where an exuberant Christian mission and spirituality flourish alongside social issues, which are typically exacerbated by widespread corruption in public life. Through doctoral research, Lord Elorm-Donkor has carefully examined the Deliverance Theology of Ghanaian Pentecostals and explains that although it is regarded generally as a positive appropriation of an African religious heritage into Christianity, it is done without an appropriate understanding of the Akan traditional moral scheme and creates an epistemological crisis for Christian moral reasoning and practice.
Physical Description:1 online resource (227 pages).
ISBN:9781506475196

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