Religious Plurality in Africa: Essays in Honour of John S. Mbiti

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Religious Plurality in Africa

Essays in Honour of John S. Mbiti

Edited by: Jacob K. Olupona and Sulayman S. Nyang

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1993

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	v
Foreword: Listening to Africa Walter J. Hollenweger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	vii
Preface: Religious plurality in Africa Ogbu U. Kalu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xv
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xix
A biographical sketch Jacob K. Olupona Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Introduction: Issues and perspectives on religious plurality in Africa Jacob K. Olupona and Sulayman S. Nyang Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	11
I The Study of African Traditional Religion
The study of African religions in retrospect from “Westernization” to “Africanization”? David Westerlund Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	43
African traditional religion: An enduring heritage Kofi Asare Opoku Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	67
Time and African beliefs revisited Newell S. Booth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	83
Traditional African healing system versus Western medicine in Southern Ghana: An encounter Kofi Appiah-Kubi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	95
Gods as policemen: Religion and social control in Igboland Ogbu U. Kalu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	109
II African Theology
African theology revisited John S. Pobee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	135
Civil authority — From the perspective of African Theology Gabriel M. Setiloane Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	145
The Bible and oral tradition Hans-Ruedi Weber Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	165
III Africa and Christianity
Africa and Christianity: Domestication of Christian values in the African church A.B.T. Byaruhanga-Akiiki Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	179
African independent churches and theological scholarship in Germany Hans-Jürgen Greschat Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	197
The issue of social justice and order in Africa John Ferguson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	211
IV Africa and Some World Religions
Islamic revivalism in West Africa: Historical perspectives and recent developments Sulayman S. Nyang Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	231
Christian-Muslim relations in Africa Sigvard Von Sicard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	273
The place and role of India's religions in Africa Gerhardus C. Oosthuizen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	285
Africa and Judaism: Retrospect, problems, and prospects R. J. Zwi Werbloxvsky Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	311
V Responses to John Mbiti’s work
Mbiti’s work on African religion as reflected in the perceptions of students in a British university Peter R. McKenzie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	319
A critique of Mbiti’s view on love and marriage in Africa Mercy A. Oduyoye Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	341
John Mbiti’s contribution to African theology Kwame Bediako Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	367
John Mbiti’s contribution to African philosophy H. Oder Oruka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	391
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	397
Notes on contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	417
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	425
Index of Names and Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	450

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9783110850079

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July 1, 1993

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21

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455

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2

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5

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110850079

eBook ISBN: 9783110850079

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