Music in the Life of the African Church

Music in the Life of the African Church
Author: Roberta Rose King
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2008
Genre: Church music
ISBN: 1602580227

Furthermore, they extract useful lessons for fostering faith communities around the globe.

African Initiated Christianity and the Decolonisation of Development

African Initiated Christianity and the Decolonisation of Development
Author: Philipp Öhlmann
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2020-01-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000733424

This book investigates the substantial and growing contribution which African Independent and Pentecostal Churches are making to sustainable development in all its manifold forms. Moreover, this volume seeks to elucidate how these churches reshape the very notion of sustainable development and contribute to the decolonisation of development. Fostering both overarching and comparative perspectives, the book includes chapters on West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, and Burkina Faso) and Southern Africa (Zimbabwe and South Africa). It aims to open up a subfield focused on African Initiated Christianity within the religion and development discourse, substantially broadening the scope of the existing literature. Written predominantly by scholars from the African continent, the chapters in this volume illuminate potentials and perspectives of African Initiated Christianity, combining theoretical contributions, essays by renowned church leaders, and case studies focusing on particular churches or regional contexts. While the contributions in this book focus on the African continent, the notion of development underlying the concept of the volume is deliberately wide and multidimensional, covering economic, social, ecological, political, and cultural dimensions. Therefore, the book will be useful for the community of scholars interested in religion and development as well as researchers within African studies, anthropology, development studies, political science, religious studies, sociology of religion, and theology. It will also be a key resource for development policymakers and practitioners.

Communities of Faith in Africa and the African Diaspora

Communities of Faith in Africa and the African Diaspora
Author: Casely B. Essamuah
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2014-01-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1630873071

Communities of Faith is a collection of essays on the multicultural Christian spirit and practices of churches around the world, with particular attention to Africa and the African diaspora. The essays span history, theology, anthropology, ecumenism, and missiology. Readers will be treated to fresh perspectives on African Pentecostal higher education, Pentecostalism and witchcraft in East Africa, Methodist camp meetings in Ghana, Ghanaian diaspora missions in Europe and North America, gender roles in South African Christian communities, HIV/AIDS ministries in Uganda, Japanese funerary rites, enculturation and contextualization principles of mission, and many other aspects of the Christian world mission. With essays from well-known scholars as well as young and emerging men and women in academia, Communities of Faith illuminates current realities of world Christianity and contributes to the scholarship of today's worldwide Christian witness.

Christianity in Africa and the African Diaspora

Christianity in Africa and the African Diaspora
Author: Roswith Gerloff
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2011-05-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 144112330X

An exploration of the rapid development of African Christianity, offering an analysis and interpretation of its movements and issues.

Christological Paradigm Shifts in Prophetic Pentecostalism in South Africa

Christological Paradigm Shifts in Prophetic Pentecostalism in South Africa
Author: Mookgo Solomon Kgatle
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2021-09-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1000451682

This book explores recent developments in South African Pentecostalism, focusing on new prophetic churches. The chapters engage with a number of paradigm shifts in Christology, identified as complementing Christ, competing with Christ, removing Christ and replacing Christ. What are the implications of these shifts? Does it mean that believers no longer believe in Christ but in their leaders? Does it shift believers’ faith towards materiality than the person of Christ? This volume will be valuable for scholars of African Christianity and in particular those interested in the neo-prophetic movement and Christology in a South African context.

African Instituted Churches

African Instituted Churches
Author: Rufus Okikiolaolu Olubiyi Ositelu
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2002
Genre: Christianity
ISBN: 9783825860875

One of the striking features of the changed demography of world Christianity has been the emergence and growth of the African Instituted Churches (AICs). This book is therefore provided for those who desire to study the African initiatives in Christianity. The book is intended to serve as a valuable material to teachers and students of African Instituted Churches. The customs, culture and traditions of the African or any other peoples of the world are to serve as beautiful compliments to the Christian faith and belief, and not diametrically opposed to it.

Unless a Grain of Wheat

Unless a Grain of Wheat
Author: Thomas A. Oduro
Publisher: Langham Global Library
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2021-10-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1839735732

For six decades, North American Mennonites have walked alongside African Independent Churches (AICs) as they have navigated their faith journey between the ancient traditions of the ancestors and the newer claims of Christ upon their lives. The story of these relationships is a fascinating pilgrimage in partnership, offering hope for a mutuality that slips the knots of colonialism and testifies to the unifying power of the Holy Spirit. Beginning with a historical overview by missiologist Wilbert R. Shenk, this volume contains the reflections of over fifty AIC and Mennonite colleagues concerning the significance and impact of this long-standing partnership. Their stories illustrate the disparate threads of a sixty-year experiment in shared endeavor, while offering insight into the history of the church and missions in Africa. This book is a powerful account of mutual learning, forgiveness, and growth. It is an excellent resource for lovers of story, students of post-colonialism and indigenous Christianity, and all those concerned with building relationships across cultural and racial divides.