African Theology in the 21st Century: Mapping Out Critical Priorities
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Date
2018
Authors
Waweru, Humphrey Mwangi
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Publisher
European Scientific Institute
Abstract
There is a dialogue taking place in the area of African Theology; “do
we call it African Christian theology or African Theology and how it relates
to the African culture”? Depending on where one sits, any name will carry the
day as long as it fulfills the academic desire intended. What is important is the
dialogue that is taking place between the Bible and the African culture. Here,
we shall take the name “African Theology” as the norm. It is evident in almost
all ways that from a walk which is based on the mapping of African theology
or from the wide variety of current understandings of its nature and task, there
are several priorities in African Theology. A number of theologians today
argue that the priorities of African theology are many. These include providing
a clear and comprehensive dialogue between African culture and the Bible in
relation to the African faith. They argue that the Bible has also been translated
into local languages in order to enable the African cultures to become
intelligible in the way they relate to the scriptures. On the other hand, others
have prioritized the definition of African Theology so that they can deal with
it from their perspective of African Traditional Religions. Also, others want to
prioritize African Theology as a reflection of the praxis of Christian faith
within a relatively deprived community. Therefore, this article seeks to
briefly provide some priorities in African Theology, such as liberation,
reconstruction, and poverty reduction theologies. In this study, we will
proceed to explore the need for a definition of African Theology, how it relates
to African Christian faith, and the challenges posed by African Theology to
the Christian faith. We will conclude with the general guidelines on
formulating the priorities of African theology.
Description
A research article published in European Scientific Journal
Keywords
African Theology, Theologians, Christian faith, Christianity
Citation
Waweru, H. M. (2018). African Theology in the 21st Century: Mapping Out Critical Priorities. European Scientific Journal, ESJ, 14(8), 213. https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2018.v14n8p213