“No other name!” The Contribution of Byang H. Kato to the Salvation Debate
Abstract This article attempts to investigate the contribution of the African evangelical theologian and church leader Byang H. Kato (1936–1975) to the salvation debate in the early 1970s. Due to his radical standpoint and at times uncompromising tone, Kato’s soteriological proposals have been chara...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Exchange
Year: 2021, Volume: 50, Issue: 1, Pages: 53-76 |
IxTheo Classification: | FA Theology FD Contextual theology KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KDG Free church NBK Soteriology |
Further subjects: | B
salvation debate
B inculturation theology B Ecumenical Movement B African traditional religions (ATRs) B African evangelical theology B African Theology |
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Summary: | Abstract This article attempts to investigate the contribution of the African evangelical theologian and church leader Byang H. Kato (1936–1975) to the salvation debate in the early 1970s. Due to his radical standpoint and at times uncompromising tone, Kato’s soteriological proposals have been characterized as a reproduction of western theology. This article aims to demonstrate that, rather than reiterating a specific American or western concept of theology, Kato’s soteriology should be read as a contextual evangelical response to the ongoing theological debates of his time. |
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ISSN: | 1572-543X |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Exchange
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1572543X-12341585 |