Theologies of childhood and the children of Africa / edited by Jan Grobbelaar, Gert Breed.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grobbelaar, Jan, 1956- editor.

Breed, Gert, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Africa.

Children.

Children--Africa--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Children--Africa--Social conditions--21st century.

Children in public worship.

Theology, Practical--Africa.

Theology, Practical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 333 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

South Africa AOSIS 2017

Cape Town, South Africa : AOSIS, 2016.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The purpose of this book is to combine perspectives of scholars from Africa on Child Theologies from a variety of theological sub-disciplines to provide some theological and ministerial perspectives on this topic. The book disseminates original research and new developments in this study field, especially as relevant to the African context. In the process it addresses also the global need to hear voices from Africa in this academic field. It wants to convey the importance of considering Africa’s children in theologising. The different chapters represent diverse methodologies but the central and common focus is to approach the subject from the viewpoint of Africa’s children. The individual authors’ varied theological sub-disciplinary dispositions contribute to the unique and distinct character of the book. Almost all chapters are theoretical orientated with less empirical research, although some of the chapters refer to empirical research which the authors have done in the past.

Contents:

List of abbreviations appearing in the Text and Notes

List of figures

Preface

Notes on contributors

chapter 1. Resources on theology and children

chapter 2. The grammar of combining the vocabulary of theology, children and Africa

chapter 3. Task, sources and significance of theologies of childhood

chapter 4. Childhood in the book Proverbs and in Shona proverbs

chapter 5. Jesus and the children in the Gospel of Matthew

chapter 6. Calvin's theology of childhood

chapter 7. The history of theologies of childhood in African churches

chapter 8. Hurting children and the dangerous rite of ritual male circumcision

chapter 9. Welcoming children to the diakonia of the congregation

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on e-publication, viewed on September 10, 2018.

ISBN:

9781928396116

9781928396109

OCLC:

987456157

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access