giving Account Of Faith And Hope In Africa Paperback -

What Is African Theology? What Are Its Distinctive Traits And Characteristics, Modes Of Investigation, And Style Of Expression? Can African Theology Reach Wider And Run Deeper Than Simple Propositional Articulation? What Concerns And Special Circumstances Have Shaped Its Outlook? What Unique Burdens Or Hurdles Imposed By The Past Must African Theology Surmount? What Challenges And Opportunities Lie Before It? What Are African Theologys Prospects? As AField Of Christian Engagement, Is It Condemned To Be Only An Appendage To Theology Imported From The West And The North? Or Does It Have ADistinctive Contribution To Make And Gifts To Share, Not Just Within The Continent Of Africa, But Also With The Christian World At Large? These Questions Exercise The Mind And Soul Of The African ChurchAWorthy Capstone To ALifetime Of Service As ATheologian, Educator, And Ecumenical Leader, This Volume Offers John Samuel Pobees Considered And Mature Reflections On Issues He Raised Nearly Forty Years Ago When He Published Toward An African TheologyGiving Account Of Faith And Hope In Africa Is AVirtual Magnum Opus From APioneering Authority On Christian Theology In Africa...Pobee Bridges The Gap Between Generations Regarding The Development Of African Christian Theology As Both AChurch And Academic EndeavorThis Volume Tells The Story Regarding Where We Have Come From, Where We Are Now, And How Things Are Likely To Unfold As Far As Christian Theology As An African Christian Enterprise Is ConcernedjKwabena Asamoahgyadu, Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon, Ghana Pobee Brings Together His Amazing Erudition In AWide Range Of Fields '