A Critical Evaluation of the Understanding of God in J.S. Mbiti's Theology
This article investigates how Mbiti articulates the theological reflections on the understanding of God from an African perspective. Mbiti systematises data of the African concepts of God in a set of Western Christian doctrinal systems. He presupposes a continuity between the Christian and the Afric...
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Acta theologica
Year: 2017, Volume: 37, Issue: 2, Pages: 5-29 |
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Mbiti, John S. 1931-2019
/ Africa (Motif)
/ Christianity
/ Conception
/ God
/ Theology
/ Trinity
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IxTheo Classification: | BS Traditional African religions CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NBC Doctrine of God |
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