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Celebrating Jesus Christ in Africa

Author : François Kabasele Lumbala

Publisher :

Page : 152 pages

File Size : 38,30 MB

Release : 1998

Category : History

ISBN :

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"This insightful and informative work explores the Africanization of Catholic worship in Congo (Zaire) and its implications for the world Church. In his Foreword, noted liturgist David Power says that Celebrating Jesus Christ in Africa is important not only for "informing readers about churches of Africa, but in offering wisdom to other churches facing questions about possible developments in their own liturgies."" "Kabasele Lumbala asks challenging questions regarding the issues of rites and inculturation: Which society, culture, and theology are hormative in deciding the shape of liturgy? He shows how African Christians are forging a synthesis between the Christian mystery, the Roman form of celebration and their own culture. Celebrating Jesus Christ in Africa is must reading for missioners, liturgists, theologians and all those concerned with the expression of culture in the rituals of the church."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved



Africa in Salvific History

Author : Okafor Uzoigwe

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Page : 48 pages

File Size : 28,36 MB

Release : 2006-12

Category : History

ISBN : 1425736823

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Pope John Paul's visit to Egypt in the year 2000 underscores this book, 'Africa in Salvific History' by Rev. Dr. Okafor Uzoigwe. In his homily the Holy Father reminded the world that in (cf. Ex. 20:2) it is written that, "Out of Egypt have I called my Son." This book accentuates the importance of the presence of Jesus in a gentile world, Egypt. God chose the gentiles just as he chose his people the 'Jews'. The Holy Father came with an olive branch to the Moslem world and love to the Christians of Egypt. This book is a fascinating read for Christians and non-Christians.



Faces of Jesus in Africa

Author : Robert J. Schreiter

Publisher : Orbis Books

Page : 303 pages

File Size : 16,68 MB

Release : 2015-03-24

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1608331741

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Celebrating the Lord’s Supper

Author : Edison Muhindo Kalengyo

Publisher : Langham Publishing

Page : 129 pages

File Size : 47,64 MB

Release : 2018-05-31

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1783684100

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Africa is suffering a severe famine – a famine for the Lord's Supper. Many Christians have forgotten or have never known the nourishment this spiritual feast brings. Others long for it but are denied the opportunity to partake. In Celebrating the Lord’s Supper: Ending the Eucharistic Famine, Dr Edison Kalengyo pleads on behalf of those who are suffering. This book identifies the ecclesiastical and economic reasons for the famine and suggests how they may be alleviated. Kalengyo also urges African churches to draw on the continent’s rich, ancient cultural heritage when celebrating the Lord’s Supper to fully appreciate this biblical feast and the communion it brings with God and fellow believers.



Jesus in Africa

Author : Kwame Bediako

Publisher : OCMS

Page : 148 pages

File Size : 25,16 MB

Release : 2000

Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan

ISBN : 9781870345347

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Jesus and the Gospel in Africa

Author : Kwame Bediako

Publisher : Orbis Books

Page : 145 pages

File Size : 41,90 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1570755426

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"Jesus and the Gospel in Africa collects writings by Kwame Bediako and is the best source for his insights into the Christ of present-day African history and the Jesus of African faith. Bediako shows how intimately bound together are such elements as the message of Jesus and the struggle to give birth to African democracy." --Book Jacket.



The Power of Africentric Celebrations

Author : Nwaka Chris Egbulem

Publisher : The Crossroad Publishing Co.

Page : 172 pages

File Size : 43,23 MB

Release : 1996

Category : History

ISBN :

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This practical guide introduces readers of all denominations to the roots and wings of worship as celebrated in the Afri-Zairean experience, and offers them insights for developing authentic and sensitive worship celebrations for the parish community.



My Faith as an African

Author : Jean-Marc Ela

Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers

Page : 211 pages

File Size : 36,5 MB

Release : 2009-05-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1606086235

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At a time when Africans, like other peoples, are facing the shock of technological and cultural modernity, liberation of the oppressed must be the primary condition for an authentic inculturation of the Christian message. This is the central axis of the papers in this book, which begins with the questions of faith posed by cultural variables, an internal dimension of the African's condition. In order to understand what is at stake, we need to place these matters in the overall context of a society and a history marked by conflicts-which lead to a rereading of our African memory. The basic issue of the Credibility of Christianity is being raised from with in the dynamic which allows Africans to escape from the inhumanity of the destiny to which certain factors would condemn them. So critical reflection on the relevance of an African Christianity requires us to identify the structures or strategies of exploitation and impoverishment against which Africans have always struggled, finding their own specific forms of resistance within their cultures.



Shepherding Souls

Author : Shawn O. Strout

Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.

Page : 233 pages

File Size : 11,48 MB

Release : 2024-07-16

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1640656588

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A complete resource for the theology, liturgy, and practice of the pastoral offices. This easy-to-use resource for clergy and lay liturgical leaders examines baptism, confirmation, marriage, reconciliation of the penitent, ministration to the sick, and burial, offering background and guidance for each liturgy. Each chapter begins with brief historical and theological contexts, followed by a discussion of pastoral and liturgical issues relevant to each rite. Because cultural considerations are often central to the pastoral offices, each chapter includes an overview of cultural practices surrounding each liturgy that may be unfamiliar to clergy. Taking into account theological and liturgical perspectives from a variety of denominations, Shepherding Souls is designed to be useful in any church. This trusted resource provides the busy church leader with everything needed to prepare for and administer pastoral offices.



Christian Reflection in Africa

Author : Paul Bowers

Publisher : Langham Publishing

Page : 969 pages

File Size : 42,13 MB

Release : 2018-07-05

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1783684453

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This reference collection presents academic reviews of more than twelve-hundred contemporary Africa-related publications relevant for informed Christian reflection in and about Africa. The collection is based on the review journal BookNotes for Africa, a specialist resource dedicated to bringing to notice such publications, and furnishing them with a one-paragraph description and evaluation. Now assembled here for the first time is the entire collection of reviews through the first thirty issues of the journal’s history. The core intention, both of the journal and of this compilation, is to encourage and to facilitate informed Christian reflection and engagement in Africa, through a thoughtful encounter with the published intellectual life of the continent. Reviews have been provided by a team of more than one hundred contributors drawn from throughout Africa and overseas. The books and other media selected for review represent a broad cross-section of interests and issues, of personalities and interpretations, including the secular as well as the religious. The collection will be of special interest to academic scholars, theological educators, libraries, ministry leaders, and specialist researchers in Africa and throughout the world, but will also engage any reader looking for a convenient resource relating to modern Africa and Christian presence there.