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