AN ABUSE OF AFRICAN CULTURE IN CHRISTIANITY: A QUEST FOR DIALOGUEBETWEEN CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND AFRICAN CULTURE IN YORUBA LAND
Religionpermeateseveryfacetofhumanlife.Noreligioncanexistinisolation.Intherecenttime,AfricanChristianScholarshavebeensinginghymn,theneedtoinculturateChristianreligioninAfrica.Accordingtothem,theChristianreligionbroughtbyWesternMissionariestoAfricawaspackagedinthe"garb"ofWesterncultureandva...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2019
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| In: |
Religions' educator
Year: 2019, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 97-103 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion
B Christianity B Culture B African |
| Summary: | Religionpermeateseveryfacetofhumanlife.Noreligioncanexistinisolation.Intherecenttime,AfricanChristianScholarshavebeensinginghymn,theneedtoinculturateChristianreligioninAfrica.Accordingtothem,theChristianreligionbroughtbyWesternMissionariestoAfricawaspackagedinthe"garb"ofWesterncultureandvalues.MajorityoftheChristiangatheringtodayhadbeenenvelopedwiththeAfricanmodeofworship.ThispaperintendstoinvestigatethepossibilityofbeingtrulyAfricanandtrulyChristiansincenoonelivesauthentically outside his nature. |
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| ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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