African theology as liberating wisdom: celebrating life and harmony in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana
3.1. Theology as Liberating Wisdom3.1.1. Interplay of Faith and Understanding; 3.1.2. Relationship to Contextual Theories; 3.2. Principle of Contextual Theology and the Lutheran Spirit; 4. Culture Philosophical Emphases of Theological Thinking in the ELCB; 4.1. Holistic Perception of Life and the On...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston
Brill
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Reviews: | African Theology as Liberating Wisdom. Celebrating Life and Harmony in the Evangelical Church in Botswana (2015) (Fröchtling, Andrea, 1969 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies in systematic theology
v. 12 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
Africa
Africa
B Theology B Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana B Theology, Doctrinal B Africa B Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana B RELIGION ; Christianity ; Lutheran B Electronic books B Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana Doctrines B Theology (Africa) |
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| Summary: | 3.1. Theology as Liberating Wisdom3.1.1. Interplay of Faith and Understanding; 3.1.2. Relationship to Contextual Theories; 3.2. Principle of Contextual Theology and the Lutheran Spirit; 4. Culture Philosophical Emphases of Theological Thinking in the ELCB; 4.1. Holistic Perception of Life and the Ontology of Spiritual Monism; 4.2. The Tswana Humanity Principle; 4.2.1. Communal Human Existence; 4.2.2. Botho as an Ethical Principle; 5. Religious Implications and Theology of Spirituality in the ELCB; 5.1. Theology of Relationship and African Spirituality. 5.2. Modimo, the Source of Life and the Father and Mother of the Universe5.3. The Life Principle and the Tswana Religious Thought; 5.3.1. Celebration of Life; 5.3.2. Harmony as a State of Mind and Being; 5.4. Participation in Life Through Christ; 5.4.1. Christ, the Saviour, the Liberator and the Great Ngaka of the Sinners; 5.4.2. Possessed by Christ; 5.4.3. Christ as the Mediator and the Role of Badimo as Saints; 5.5. Separation from the Traditional Explanatory Theory; 5.6. Community of God and the Prophetic Mission of the Church; 6. Conclusions; Appendix: Interviewees; Bibliography; Sources. African Theology as Liberating Wisdom; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Challenges of African Theology and the Context of the ELCB; 1.2. Aim of the Study, its Methods and Previous Research; 1.3. Sources and Structure of the Study; 2. African Theology and The Heritage of Wisdom; 2.1. African Theology; 2.1.1. Characterising 'African' Theology; 2.1.2. From Africanising Theology into African Theology; 2.2. African Oral Wisdom as Philosophical and Religious Inquiry; 3. Epistemological Principles of Theological Thinking in the ELCB. In African Theology as Liberating Wisdom; Celebrating Life and Harmony in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana, Mari-Anna Pöntinen analyses contextual interpretations of the Christian faith in this church. These interpretations draw from the Tswana tradition and liberation in Christ Unpublished SourcesPublished Sources; Interviews; Literature; Index. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record |
| ISBN: | 9004245979 |