On the (Ir)Relevance of Lutheran Theology: Teaching Lutheran Theology in Tanzania
The Lutheran interpretation of the gospel we have preached and taught in Tanzania finds little resonance. This may be due to our individualistic and guilt-oriented, narrow reading of Luther. Luther's theology may again become relevant in Tanzania should it find local interpretations. Good news...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2008
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| In: |
Dialog
Year: 2008, Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 172-175 |
| Further subjects: | B
Lutheranism
B Africa B Contextual Theology B Missiology |
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| Summary: | The Lutheran interpretation of the gospel we have preached and taught in Tanzania finds little resonance. This may be due to our individualistic and guilt-oriented, narrow reading of Luther. Luther's theology may again become relevant in Tanzania should it find local interpretations. Good news can indeed be glad tidings when the Word meets human need and anguish. The dominating questions of the human condition change between cultures, societies and times. Our context is not 16th century Wittenberg. |
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| ISSN: | 1540-6385 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dialog
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6385.2008.00383.x |
