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Christ's ancestral mediation through the church understood as God's family : an essay on African ecclesiology / Charles Nyamiti.
LIBRA BT205 .N84 v.4
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nyamiti, Charles.
- Series:
- Studies in African Christian theology ; v. 4.
- Studies in African Christian theology ; v. 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church.
- Jesus Christ--Person and offices.
- Jesus Christ.
- Christianity--Africa.
- Christianity.
- Ancestor worship.
- Africa.
- Theology, Doctrinal--Africa.
- Theology, Doctrinal.
- Christianity and other religions--African.
- Christianity and other religions.
- Ancestor worship--Africa.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 392 pages ; 20 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Nairobi, Kenya : CUEA Press, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, [2010]
- Contents:
- 1. The church as "koinonia"-in-ancestors
- 2. Ancestral interpretation of the mystery of the church
- 3. African blood pact ritual as hermeneutical viewpoint
- 4. Critical evaluation in the light of some Western ecclesiologies
- 5. An African ancestral interpretation of the angels' church membership
- 6. The saints' ancestorship in the church.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9966909974
- 9789966909978
- OCLC:
- 706804221
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