Inculturation as Dialogue

Igbo Culture and the Message of Christ
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-90-420-2229-4
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 227 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 390 g

Reihe: Intercultural Theology and Study of Religions

Although Africa is today often seen, because of its large number of Christians, as the future hope of the Church, a closer examination of African Christianity, however, shows that the Christian faith has not taken deep root in Africa. Many Africans today declare themselves to be Christians but still remain followers of their traditional African religions, especially in matters concerning the inner dimensions of their lives. It is evident that, in strictly personal matters relating to such issues as passage rites and crises, most Africans turn to their African traditional religions.
As an incarnational faith, part of the history of Christianity has been its encounter with other cultures and its becoming deeply rooted in some of these cultures. The central question remains: Why has the Christian faith not taken deep root in Africa? This volume is concerned with answering this question.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Udeani, Chibueze C.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Missionswissenschaft, Missionsgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Religionsethnologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Östliche & Orientalische Orthodoxe Kirchen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgement
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter One: Igbo Traditional Religious Understanding of the World, Human Beings and God
Chapter Two: Missionary Activities in Africa with particular Reference to the Igbos of Nigeria
Chapter Three: Short Historical Traces and Models of Inculturation
Chapter Four: Inculturation as Dialogue with the Message of Christ
Chapter Five: Igbo Culture in Dialogue with the Message of Christ
Bibliography