Clericalism and the Problem of Leadership in Africa: Reimagination as Praxis

The praxis of reimagination explores the dynamic relationship between imagination, story, and praxis. Colonialism has greatly impacted the African church’s imagination of clerical authority. The African church needs to reimagine church authority. This requires a greater attentiveness to the story of...

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Main Author: Orbih, William I. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2023
In: Exchange
Year: 2023, Volume: 52, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 100-121
RelBib Classification:KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
NBN Ecclesiology
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B African Church
B Colonialism
B Practice
B ecclesia authority
B Clericalism
B Reimagination
B Story
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