ANCESTOR AS A VITAL PART OF AFRICAN CULTURE
AncestorsintheAfricancontextarereferredtoas'thelivingdead',intheabsenceofamorepreciseterm.Itdenotesanideathatdeathisnotannihilationorevenseparation.Theancestorsareconsideredaslivingmembersofthecommunity.Theyareresponsibleforchannelingthelifeforcewithinthecommunity,andthusexertaninfluenceon...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Mayanjuola Publ
2019
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Religions' educator
Année: 2019, Volume: 18, Numéro: 1, Pages: 178-186 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Christian
B Ancestor B African B Cultur |
| Résumé: | 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 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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