The need to rethink African “Ideas of Christ” in the search for human flouring in post-Covid-19 era
This article argues that if the African church is to make a meaningful contribution to human survival, livelihood, and dignity in post-Covid-19, it must reclaim and reconstitute the Christ of the marginalized and excluded who joins them in their suffering, struggles, and hopes for a liberated and em...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Опубликовано: |
2021
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Dialog
Год: 2021, Том: 60, Выпуск: 3, Страницы: 322-330 |
| Индексация IxTheo: | FD Контекстуальное богословие KBN Черная Африка NBF Христология TK Новейшее время |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
rethinking “Christ”
B human flourishing in post-Covid-19 B African Church B postcolonial story B Christocapitalist |
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| Итог: | This article argues that if the African church is to make a meaningful contribution to human survival, livelihood, and dignity in post-Covid-19, it must reclaim and reconstitute the Christ of the marginalized and excluded who joins them in their suffering, struggles, and hopes for a liberated and emancipated post-Covid-19 Africa. This requires a passionate commitment to rethinking the idea of Christ as a critical resource to mobilize the masses for transformation and bettering their social contexts. The article concludes that the apparent contradiction between Christocapitalist Christian faith and the historical struggles of the masses reveals the underlying contradiction within most churches’ conceptions of Christ. |
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| ISSN: | 1540-6385 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Dialog
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/dial.12661 |
