Handbook of African Catholicism

Handbook of African Catholicism
Author: Ilo, Stan Chu
Publisher: Orbis Books
Total Pages: 1003
Release: 2022-07-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 160833936X

"A disciplinary map for understanding African Catholicism today by engaging some of the most pressing and pertinent issues, topics, and conversations in diverse fields of studies in African Catholicism"--

Encounters between Jesuits and Protestants in Africa

Encounters between Jesuits and Protestants in Africa
Author: Robert Aleksander Maryks
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2018-01-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004347151

Protestants entering Africa in the nineteenth century sought to learn from earlier Jesuit presence in Ethiopia and southern Africa. The nineteenth century was itself a century of missionary scramble for Africa during which the Jesuits encountered their Protestant counterparts as both sought to evangelize the African native. Encounters between Jesuits and Protestants in Africa, edited by Robert Alexander Maryks and Festo Mkenda, S.J., presents critical reflections on the nature of those encounters in southern Africa and in Ethiopia, Madagascar, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Fernando Po. Though largely marked by mutual suspicion and outright competition, the encounters also reveal personal appreciations and support across denominational boundaries and thus manifest salient lessons for ecumenical encounters even in our own time. This volume is the result of the second Boston College International Symposium on Jesuit Studies held at the Jesuit Historical Institute in Africa (Nairobi, Kenya) in 2016. Thanks to generous support of the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies at Boston College, it is available in Open Access.

African Traditional Religion Encounters Christianity

African Traditional Religion Encounters Christianity
Author: John Chitakure
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2017-11-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1532618549

Right from the beginning of humankind, God has never deprived a people of his grace and revelation. In fact, God uses people’s environment and culture to communicate his will. There is no single religion that can claim to have the exclusive possession of God’s revelation, for God is too immense to be confined within one faith. Hence, it was erroneous, blasphemous, and misleading for some of the early Christian missionaries to Africa to claim that they had brought God to Africa, a mentality that implied the non-existence of God in Africa before their arrival. Of course, God was already in Africa, but the missionaries either failed to discern his presence or just disregarded the traces of his existence. This book explores the religious beliefs, practices, and values of the indigenous people of Africa at the time of the early missionaries’ arrival, with particular reference to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. It also evaluates the extent of the missionarie’s successes and challenges in converting Africans to Christianity. It finally surveys how African Christians have remained attached to the indigenous religious beliefs that used to provide answers to their existential questions.

What Has Religion Studies in Africa Been Up To?

What Has Religion Studies in Africa Been Up To?
Author: Jaco Beyers
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2023-04-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1532668058

The purpose of the book is to provide a collection of perspectives from various parts of Africa on what scholars in religion studies are currently engaged with, whether it refers to topics or methodology. Each chapter is written from the perspective of a scholar working within a particular context on a particular theme or topic related to religion studies. Several methodologies have been implemented in each contribution to the book. Each contribution applies a different methodology for the purpose of investigating a specific topic or research theme. In general, the majority of the contributions follow a method of critical literature review as applied to a specific field. The book is not intended to provide an exhaustive list of all possible topics and themes addressed in current research in Africa. From a decolonized perspective, the book gives voice to African scholars who exhibit their scholarly work as related to religion studies. Topics addressed include curriculum design and pedagogical approaches in teaching religion studies, the relation between religion and culture in an African context, religion and health, religion and gender, interreligious relations in Africa, religion and ecology, and religion and mission.

Neither Cultural Imperialism Nor Precious Gift of Civilization

Neither Cultural Imperialism Nor Precious Gift of Civilization
Author: Sybille Küster
Publisher: Lit Verlag
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1994
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Challenging prevailing paradigms which view African history as a design imposed by all-pervasive capitalists and settlers, Kunster examines the initiative of Africans in expanding the education system. She holds that the diminishing viability of peasant production and restriction from skilled industrial employment caused Africans to seek formal schooling rather than simple practical skills, thus contradicting segregationist policies designed to "keep Africans in their place." No index. Distributed by Westview Press. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR