| Reinventing Christianity: African Theology Today Contributor(s): Parratt, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802841139 ISBN-13: 9780802841131 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $20.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1995 Annotation: In Reinventing Christianity, the first comprehensive survey of Christian theology in Africa to appear in English, John Parratt provides a critical yet sympathetic examination of the new ways of doing theology that have recently emerged from within the African church. Follownig an introduction that charts the growth and development of African theology, Parratt examines the differing theological assumptions and methodologies throughout the continent. He also shows how Africans are rethinking the central dogmas of the Christian faith - Scripture, God, christology, the church, and eschatology - and evaluates Africa's political theologies, giving special attention to theological approaches to African socialism and to South African black theology. The final chapter exposes some of the problematic issues that can provide a framework for wider ecumenical theological debate. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Theology |
| Dewey: 230.096 |
| LCCN: 95036685 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.02" W x 8.99" (0.71 lbs) 227 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Reinventing Christianity, the first comprehensive survey of Christian theology in Africa to appear in English, John Parratt provides a critical yet sympathetic examination of the new ways of doing theology that have recently emerged from within the African church. Following an introduction that charts the growth and development of African theology, Parratt examines the differing theological assumptions and methodologies throughout the continent. He also shows how Africans are rethinking the central dogmas of the Christian faith - Scripture, God, christology, the church, and eschatology - and evaluates Africa's political theologies, giving special attention to theological approaches to African socialism and to South African black theology. The final chapter exposes some of the problematic issues that can provide a framework for wider ecumenical theological debate. |
