African theology as liberating wisdom : celebrating life and harmony in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana / by Mari-Anna Pontinen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Auvinen-Pöntinen, Mari-Anna.

Series:

Studies in systematic theology (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 12.

Studies in systematic theology ; v. 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology--Africa.

Theology.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana--Doctrines.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In African Theology as Liberating Wisdom; Celebrating Life and Harmony in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana , Mari-Anna Pöntinen analyses contextual interpretations of the Christian faith in this particular church. These interpretations are based on the special wisdom tradition which embraces monistic ontology, communal ethics in botho , and the indigenous belief in God as the Source of Life, and the Root of everything that exists. The constructing theological principle in the ELCB is the downward-orientated and descending God in Christ which interprets the ‘Lutheran spirit’ in a liberating and empowering sense. It deals with the cultural mythos which brings Christ down into people’s existence, unlike Western connotations which are considered to hinder seeing Christ and to prevent existential self-awareness.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

African Theology and The Heritage of Wisdom

Epistemological Principles of Theological Thinking in the ELCB

Culture Philosophical Emphases of Theological Thinking in the ELCB

Religious Implications and Theology of Spirituality in the ELCB

Conclusions

Appendix: Interviewees

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-24597-9

OCLC:

830162171

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004245976 DOI