The Quest for African Theology: From Theology as a mere Intellectual Enterprise to Theology as Lived Experience

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMwania, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-05T09:36:42Z
dc.date.available2019-03-05T09:36:42Z
dc.date.issued2013-03
dc.description.abstractSince the mid-20th century, African theologians have been working to develop what can truly be calledAfrican Theology, a theology that is contextual and founded on the African cultural worldview. A major challenge that affects this enterprise towards an articulation of an authentic African theology is the fact that although a lot has been done already to develop this theology that speaks to and addresses contextual African situations, most of all these efforts has remained at the intellectual level among the theologians and hence has not been translated into the everyday lives of the African Christians. African Theology seems to be merely a classroom theology, a theology that is limited to the walls of academic institutions, an engagement popular only among a small group of intellectuals whom Orobator would call professional Christians. It is only when African Theology leaves the shelves of academic libraries to enter the homes and hearts of the majority of African Christians today that it can be said to truly impact on the lives of African Christians. The task that lies behind this article is, therefore, an attempt to articulate some reflections on how African theology can leave the classroom as its place of confinement and become expressed in the daily lives of the African Christians.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12342/747
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTangaza University Collegeen_US
dc.subjectAfricanen_US
dc.subjectTheologyen_US
dc.subjectIntellectual Enterpriseen_US
dc.titleThe Quest for African Theology: From Theology as a mere Intellectual Enterprise to Theology as Lived Experienceen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
The Quest for African Theology FromTheology as a mere Intellectual Enterprise to.pdf
Size:
680.15 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
The Quest for African Theology: FromTheology as a mere Intellectual Enterprise to Theology as Lived Experience
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
385 B
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
School of Theology