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Ethnocentrism is one of the greatest obstacles to peace on the African continent. Taking the Church as Family of God as a model of evangelization, this work explores means of inculturating the Gospel message in African cultures in order to transform them, make them blossom and enable Africans to live as authentic Christians in their cultures. It examines the values of African extended families and the prospects of interreligious dialogue as means through which the various religious bodies can effectively work together to overcome ethnocentrism and its evil effects and thus establish a wholesome African society where every human person is at home irrespective of family orientation or tribal background.
Of late there has grown in African Catholicism the concept of Church as the Family of God, Familia Dei, which has enhanced greater social cohesion among the members of the Church and strengthened interpersonal relationships among them. This book is an endeavour to offer a path towards the solution of the problem of environmental crisis through the theological discipline of ecclesiology. Using the Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe's understanding of Church as the Family of God, the book concludes that the application of the concept of Church as family of God, while bringing great social cohesion among the people, failed to extend to human relationships with the natural world, in fact It has broadened the human feeling of superiority over the natural environment. The book provides an ecclesiological complementarity which promotes a universal fraternity among people and the natural world ,and recommends an ecclesiological concept of Church as New Creation, Nova creatio. This would serve as a call for human beings to make a new ecological conversion, leading new lifestyles, change in their models of nature-worldviews, and change in the models of production and consumption.
The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Family Studies presents a comprehensive, interdisciplinary collection of the key concepts, trends, and processes relating to the study of families and family patterns throughout the world. Offers more than 550 entries arranged A-Z Includes contributions from hundreds of family scholars in various academic disciplines from around the world Covers issues ranging from changing birth rates, fertility, and an aging world population to human trafficking, homelessness, famine, and genocide Features entries that approach families, households, and kin networks from a macro-level and micro-level perspective Covers basic demographic concepts and long-term trends across various nations, the impact of globalization on families, global family problems, and many more Features in-depth examinations of families in numerous nations in several world regions 4 Volumes www.familystudiesencyclopedia.com
How can expository preaching, rooted in a textual analysis of Scripture, be effectively utilized in oral cultures? In Expository Preaching in Africa, Ezekiel A. Ajibade engages this challenge directly, offering practical techniques for integrating African oral elements – such as myths, proverbs, folklore, dance, drama, poetry, and storytelling – into preaching that is both biblical and African. Alongside numerous examples and tools, Ajibade provides a rich overview of the nature of orality, the history and development of African preaching, and the reason biblical exposition must be central to gospel proclamation. He reminds us that it is the word of God, incarnated among us, that has the power to transform lives and revitalize nations. Contextualized expository preaching is not, therefore, one technique to be utilized among many; it is, rather, the heart of biblical teaching and the future of the African church. While contributing significantly to studies in contextualization and homiletics, this book is immediately applicable to practitioners, especially African preachers and those working in oral contexts.
Gegenwärtig sind die Gottesfrage und ihre zuweilen zerstörerischen Folgen so konflikthaft geworden, dass bisweilen die Abschaffung Gottes zugunsten eines friedlicheren Zusammenlebens gefordert wird. So ist die "Rede von Gott" ein Themenfeld, das die Internationale Gesellschaft für interkulturelle Theologie und Studium der Religionen (ISRIT) diskutiert und dabei Expertinnen und Experten aus diversen Fachgebieten (Theologie, Psychologie, Physik etc.) mit historischen wie aktuellen Implikationen der Gottesproblematik aus interdisziplinären und interkulturellen Perspektiven zu Wort kommen lässt. In our present time, talking about God with reference to its at times destructive consequences has become so much conflictive that sometimes even the abolition of God to the advantage of a more peaceful mutual co-existence is demanded.
"African Catholic theologians reflect on synodality and the church in Africa"--
Die vorliegende Studie legt eine Theorie der professionellen Haltung der Religionslehrperson vor und ergänzt im interdisziplinären Dialog mit den Bildungswissenschaften den etablierten Professionsdiskurs. Der Begriff Haltung wird konkretisiert in die Debatte eingeführt. Haltung als Aspekt und grundlegendes Merkmal der Professionalität von Religionslehrpersonen wird dabei als metareflexiver Begriff verstanden, der mehrperspektivisch gedacht wird und die Subjektivität der Lehrperson sowie die Bedeutung ihrer Beziehungen für gelingende religiöse Lehr- und Lernprozesse betont.
Die Frage der Inkulturation des Christentums in den afrikanischen Kontext gewinnt derzeit an Bedeutung. Dazu muss die afrikanische Vorstellung der „Ahnenschaft“ mit der römisch-katholischen Theologie ins Gespräch gebracht werden. Dieses Buch basiert auf Nyamitis „anzestraler“ Tauftheologie, die die Taufe als Erweiterung der „Bruder-Ahnenschaft“ Christi betrachtet. Im Mittelpunkt steht die im Sakrament begründete christliche Beziehung unter den Getauften und mit anderen Menschen. Dadurch wird das theologische Konzept der „Bruder-Ahnenschaft“ Christi im Bezug zur kirchlichen Sakramentenlehre dargestellt.