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African Christian Theology
Contributor(s): Kunhiyop, Samuel Waje (Author)
ISBN: 0310107113     ISBN-13: 9780310107118
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
OUR PRICE:   $20.89  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Theology - Systematic
- Religion | Biblical Studies - History & Culture
Dewey: 230.096
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 272 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
- Cultural Region - African
 
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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.


Contributor Bio(s): Kunhiyop, Samuel Waje: -

Samuel Waje Kunhiyop is General Secretary of ECWA (Evangelical Church Winning All) and a visiting Professor of Ethics at Brigham University, Karu, Nigeria. He was previously Head of the Postgraduate School, South African Theological Seminary, and Provost and Professor of Theology and Ethics at Jos ECWA Theological Seminary (JETS). He holds a BA (JETS), MAET (Western Seminary, Portland, Oregon), and the PhD (Trinity International University, Illinois).