The Task of African Theology – Problems and Suggestions

Akao, John O.

doi:10.7833/81-0-737

Scriptura

2013

DOI: 10.7833/81-0-737

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The Task of African Theology – Problems and Suggestions

John O. Akao

Abstract: Though we recognize that theology as a human activity possesses the limitations and particularities of those engaged in it, yet we would like to believe that theology can only become meaningful only if and when it speaks relevantly to a particular community in their historical or spatial and temporal conditions.

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From Contextual Theology to African Christianity: The Consideration of Adiaphora from a South African Perspective

Mokhoathi

2017

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Abstract:The move towards contextual Christianity in Africa is an essential venture if Christianity is to communicate with the African cultural heritage. As a universal religion, Christianity has to find an expression within the cultural context. However, the contextualization of Christianity in Africa appears to have permitted the practice of syncretism. It has resulted in the emergence of African Christianity, which is the amalgamation of Christianity and African Traditional Religion. The amalgamation of Christianity and African Traditional Religion appears to overlook the essence of both religions as there is currently no clarity on how Christianity can best be expressed within the African cultural and religious heritage. This paper employs the document review method to explore the things that fall in between-"adiaphora", which the proponents of contextual Christianity may have overlooked with regard to the African cultural and religious heritage. These include the pragmatic nature of the African cultural and religious heritage, and the African traditional methods of healing.

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The Task of African Theology – Problems and Suggestions

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