A Foundation for African Theology That Bypasses the West: The Writings of René Girard

The article offers information on majority of publicly available scholarly material on Africa that is rooted in Western thinking. Topics include several publishing by African scholars, to achieve accreditation that are required to legitimize their academic writing by building on Western education; e...

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Published in:Evangelical review of theology
Main Author: Harries, Jim 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Paternoster Periodicals [2020]
In: Evangelical review of theology
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BS Traditional African religions
CA Christianity
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
NBH Angelology; demonology
Further subjects:B Christians
B WESTERN influences on African civilization
B EDUCATIONAL accreditation
B PUBLISHED articles
B Social Gospel
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Summary:The article offers information on majority of publicly available scholarly material on Africa that is rooted in Western thinking. Topics include several publishing by African scholars, to achieve accreditation that are required to legitimize their academic writing by building on Western education; examines that contemporary scholarly writing on Africa ignores the prominence of the Christian gospel on the continent.
ISSN:0144-8153
Contains:Enthalten in: Evangelical review of theology