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Parratt, John

Reinventing Christianity : African theology today / John Parratt. - 217 p. : 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references

Author's note --
Abbreviations --
I. The emergence of Christian theology in Africa --
The historical roots of African theology --
Currents and influences --

II. The theological method --
African theology --
The Catholic contribution to the theological method --
The protestant contribution to the theological method --
Feminist perspectives --

III. Scripture and revelation --
The biblical hermeneutic --
God and Revelation --

IV. African religions and Christian dogma --
The problem of Christology --
Community and participation --
Eschatology and sacrament --

V. Two theological reconstructions --
F. Eboussi Boulaga: Christianity as myth --
Benezet Bujo: Christianity as ancestral theology --

VI. Political theologies --
Theology, protest, and socialism --
Black theology --

VII. The south African voice --
Manas Buthelezi: theology and true humanity --
Allan Boesak: a black theological ethic --
The second stage in black theology --

VIII. Enduring problems --
The theological and biblical method --
Theology and black experience --

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ISBN: 0802841139

LCCN: Acc#28439

Subjects--Topical Terms:
THEOLOGY, DOCTRINAL--AFRICA, SUB-SAHARAN--HISTORY--20TH CENTURY
CHRISTIANITY AND OTHER RELIGIONS--AFRICAN
AFRICA--RELIGION--20TH CENTURY

LC Class. No.: BT 30.A428 / P247 1995