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Akan Christology : an analysis of the Christologies of John Samuel Pobee and Kwame Bediako in conversation with the theology of Karl Barth / Charles Sarpong Aye-Addo ; foreword byWesley S. Ariarajah.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aye-Addo, Charles Sarpong, author.
- Series:
- African Christian studies series ; Volume 5.
- African Christian studies series ; Volume 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Divine man (Christology).
- Christianity--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Christianity.
- Akan (African people)--Religion.
- Akan (African people).
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--Religion.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Jesus Christ--Person and offices.
- Jesus Christ.
- Pobee, John S.
- Bediako, Kwame.
- Barth, Karl, 1886-1968--Criticism and interpretation.
- Barth, Karl.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (183 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Eugene, Oregon : Wipf and Stock Publishers, [2013]
- Summary:
- As Christianity expands and grows in Africa, there is deep new interest in African theology in general, and the way in which some African theologians are interpreting the significance of Christ within African culture, in particular. This volume explores the Christology of two of the foremost African thinkers against the background of the West African Akan culture. The result is a rare and fascinating look at some of the key cultural symbols of African culture, the struggle to reinterpret the white, blond, blue-eyed Christ presented by pioneering missionaries to Africa, and the pitfalls and promises that attend the exercise. The selected theologians, John Samuel Pobee and Kwame Bediako, are put into a critical conversation with Karl Barth in order to initiate a dialogue between Western theology and African theology that brings to the fore some of the pertinent issues about the particularity and universality of Christ. The volume, while seeking to make Christ relevant for Africa, moves away from romanticizing African culture and insists on being faithful to the biblical witness to Christ. The result is an attempt to present an engaging piece of work that makes a significant contribution to contemporary debates on Christology and indigenous theology.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781621897743
- 1621897745
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