The Church as Salt and Light

Path to an African Ecclesiology of Abundant Life

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
Cover of the book The Church as Salt and Light by , Wipf and Stock Publishers
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781630879617
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers Publication: June 16, 2011
Imprint: Pickwick Publications Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781630879617
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Publication: June 16, 2011
Imprint: Pickwick Publications
Language: English

This book is an attempt at a critical, constructive, and creative theological praxis of social transformation in Africa. The authors apply a multi-disciplinary approach to examining how Christianity in Africa is engaging the problems of Africa's challenging social context. This is a prophetic work that applies the symbols of salt and light as ecclesiological images for reenvisioning the path towards procuring abundant life for God's people in the African continent through the agency of African Christianity. The contributors to this volume ask these fundamental questions: What is the face of Jesus in African Christianity? What is the face and identity of the Church in Africa? How can one evaluate the relevance of the Church in Africa to African Christians who enthusiastically embrace and celebrate their Christian faith? In other words, what positive imprint is Christianity leaving on the lives and societies of African Christians? Does the Christian message have the potential of positively affecting African civilization as it once did in Europe? What is the relevance and place of African Christianity as a significant voice in shaping both the future of Africa and that of world Christianity?

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book is an attempt at a critical, constructive, and creative theological praxis of social transformation in Africa. The authors apply a multi-disciplinary approach to examining how Christianity in Africa is engaging the problems of Africa's challenging social context. This is a prophetic work that applies the symbols of salt and light as ecclesiological images for reenvisioning the path towards procuring abundant life for God's people in the African continent through the agency of African Christianity. The contributors to this volume ask these fundamental questions: What is the face of Jesus in African Christianity? What is the face and identity of the Church in Africa? How can one evaluate the relevance of the Church in Africa to African Christians who enthusiastically embrace and celebrate their Christian faith? In other words, what positive imprint is Christianity leaving on the lives and societies of African Christians? Does the Christian message have the potential of positively affecting African civilization as it once did in Europe? What is the relevance and place of African Christianity as a significant voice in shaping both the future of Africa and that of world Christianity?

More books from Wipf and Stock Publishers

Cover of the book Proclamation! by
Cover of the book Aging Successfully by
Cover of the book What was the Sin of Sodom: Homosexuality, Inhospitality, or Something Else? by
Cover of the book Insanity by
Cover of the book Understanding Our Story by
Cover of the book A Teacher, His Students, and the Great Questions of Life, Second Edition by
Cover of the book Healing the Racial Divide by
Cover of the book Does God Love Everyone? by
Cover of the book An Introduction to the New Testament, Second Edition by
Cover of the book Sei Solo: Symbolum? by
Cover of the book The Dying of Jesus by
Cover of the book Reading Like a Serpent by
Cover of the book The Becoming of God by
Cover of the book Minding the Web by
Cover of the book Holy Cooperation! by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy