The doctrine of God in African Christian thought: the Holy Trinity, theological hermeneutics and the African intellectual culture
Prologue -- pt. 1. The doctrine of the Trinity : the Bible and the Church Fathers. An analysis of the biblical roots of the doctrine of the Trinity -- The emergence of the doctrine of immanent Trinity -- pt. 2. Western theologies' responses to the doctrine of the Trinity. God as essence -- God...
| Published in: | Studies in reformed theology |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Leiden [u.a.]
Brill
2007
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| In: |
Studies in reformed theology (14)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies in reformed theology
14 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Black theology
/ Trinity
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| Further subjects: | B
God
History of doctrines
B Christianity and other religions African B Theology, Doctrinal (Africa) B Trinity History of doctrines B Africa Religion |
| Summary: | Prologue -- pt. 1. The doctrine of the Trinity : the Bible and the Church Fathers. An analysis of the biblical roots of the doctrine of the Trinity -- The emergence of the doctrine of immanent Trinity -- pt. 2. Western theologies' responses to the doctrine of the Trinity. God as essence -- God as an absolute subject -- God as community in unity -- Issues in the Western reinterpretations -- pt. 3. The doctrine of God in African inculturation theology. The African conceptual framework -- The notion of God among the African peoples : the accounts of B. Idowu, J.S. Mbiti, and G.M. Setiloane -- Moving beyond the African notion of God: clearing ground for the doctrine of the Trinity -- pt. 4. From the African concepts of God to the doctrine of the Trinity. God as the 'Great Muntu' manifested by the Son and the Holy Spirit -- Fostering the view of God as the 'Great Muntu' manifested by the Son and the Holy Spirit |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-292) and indexes |
| ISBN: | 9004158049 |