Rethinking African Theology in Light of Emerging Digital Culture

This article engages secondary sources and real-world instances of the digital mediation of contemporary culture to interrogate the responsiveness of African theological reflection to the phenomenon of digital culture. Drawing on the Ghanaian social context, it suggests that in supporting the emerge...

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Main Author: Agana, Agana-Nsiire (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Edinburgh Univ. Press 2022
In: Studies in world christianity
Year: 2022, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 87-109
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
FA Theology
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B Cultural Change
B Social media
B Digital Culture
B Mediation
B African Theology
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