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Reinventing Christianity : African theology today / John Parratt.

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Main Author:	Parratt, John
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Grand Rapids, Mich. : Trenton, N.J. : Eerdmans ; Africa World Press, 1995.
Subjects:	Theology, Doctrinal > Africa, Sub-Saharan > History > 20th century. Christianity and other religions > African. Africa > Religion > 20th century. Africa, Sub-Saharan > Church history > 20th century. Africans > Religion. Christianity. Interfaith relations. Religion. Theology, Doctrinal. Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa. Church history. History.

Table of Contents:

I The emergence of Christian theology in Africa
The historical roots of African theology
Currents and influences
II The theological method
African theology and Black theology
The Catholic contribution to the theological method
The Protestant contribution to the theological method
Feminist perspectives
III Scripture and revelation
The biblical hermeneutic
God and revelation
IV African religions and Christian dogma
The problem of Christology
Community and participation
Eschatology and sacrament
V Two theological reconstructions
F. Eboussi Boulaga: Christianity as myth
Benezet Bujo: Christianity as ancestral theology
VI Political theologies
Theology, protest, and socialism
Black theology
VII The South African voice
Manas Buthelezi: theology and true humanity
Allan Boesak: a Black theological ethic
The second stage in Black theology
VIII Enduring problems
The theological and biblical method
Theology and Black experience.