ANCESTOR AS A VITAL PART OF AFRICAN CULTURE
AncestorsintheAfricancontextarereferredtoas'thelivingdead',intheabsenceofamorepreciseterm.Itdenotesanideathatdeathisnotannihilationorevenseparation.Theancestorsareconsideredaslivingmembersofthecommunity.Theyareresponsibleforchannelingthelifeforcewithinthecommunity,andthusexertaninfluenceon...
| Published in: | Religions' educator |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mayanjuola Publ
2019
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Religions' educator
Year: 2019, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 178-186 |
| Further subjects: | B
Christian
B Ancestor B African B Cultur |
| Summary: | AncestorsintheAfricancontextarereferredtoas'thelivingdead',intheabsenceofamorepreciseterm.Itdenotesanideathatdeathisnotannihilationorevenseparation.Theancestorsareconsideredaslivingmembersofthecommunity.Theyareresponsibleforchannelingthelifeforcewithinthecommunity,andthusexertaninfluenceonthevitalityofthecommunity.TheinitialbreakthroughmadebyAfricanChristiantheology,namely,thetheologicalinterrogationofAfricanexistence,isbeingbuiltuponandenhanced.ThenotionofancestorsintheAfricanworld-viewiscaughtupinthisinterrogation,withimplicationsforChristology,ecclesiologyandethicsintheAfricancontextandbeyond.ThisarticleexaminestherelationshipbetweenancestralbeliefandAfricanChristiantheology.Itarguesthat,theancestorsarevital,toAfricanidentityandsoitwouldbeJollytoignorethem.Further,itseekstodiscoverhowancestralbeliefmaycontributetoChristology,ecclesiologyandethicsandholdpossibleimplicationsbeyondAfrica.Hence,itiscrucialforthestudytodeterminetheextenttowhichtheAfricanunderstandingofancestorsisapplicabletoJesusChristandidentifyitseffectsontheexpressionof Christianity as a religion. |
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| ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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