Contesting Conversions in African Christian Theology: Engaging the Political Theology of Emmanuel Katongole
This article argues that Emmanuel Katongole's theology focuses on contesting conversions in African Christianity. To him, conversions that have so far taken place in much of African Christianity, especially those informed by the theology of inculturation, have not adequately emphasized the form...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Brill
[2019]
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Mission studies
Año: 2019, Volumen: 36, Número: 3, Páginas: 367-390 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Katongole, Emmanuel 1960-
/ África
/ Conversión (Religión)
/ Inculturación
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | CH Cristianismo y sociedad KBN África subsahariana |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Inculturation
B Emmanuel Katongole B Neo-pentecostalism B Postcolonial B Identity B Conversion B Nation-state |
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| Sumario: | This article argues that Emmanuel Katongole's theology focuses on contesting conversions in African Christianity. To him, conversions that have so far taken place in much of African Christianity, especially those informed by the theology of inculturation, have not adequately emphasized the formation of critical Christian social imagination that would challenge the violent politics of the postcolonial nation-state in Africa. The article engages Katongole's theology by showing how his understanding of conversion aligns him with a form of African Christianity which he criticizes - the neo-Pentecostal and Charismatic variety of African Christianity. It critiques Katongole's proposal by suggesting that the social and political transformation he seeks may be enhanced by forms of conversion rooted in the theology of inculturation which he minimizes. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-3831 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Mission studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15733831-12341675 |