Cephas N Omenyo
Biographic Data
| ID | 101278 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cephas N Omenyo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cephas N |
| FAMILY NAME | Omenyo |
| SIGNATURE | OMENYO C N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stellenbosch University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Traditional herbalists' methods of treating mental disorders in Ghana
The use of traditional medicine for the treatment of various disorders is not a new practice. Indeed, various categories of traditional healers form a large part of the healthcare workforce in many low- and middle-income countries, and given the paucity of mental health professionals in these countries, traditional and complementary medicine practitioners are utilised even more so for mental disorders. In Ghana, efforts have been made to formalis…
Trajectories of Religion in Africa: Essays in Honour of John S. Pobee
The Bible Says! Neo-Prophetic Hermeneutics in Africa
The neo-prophetic churches, the most recent expression of Pentecostalism, currently experiencing stupendous growth, do more contextual or inculturation hermeneutics than did earlier Pentecostal movements. They have, as their pillars, African biblical hermeneutics (shaped by elements in the African context) and global Pentecostal hermeneutical paradigms (also shaped by Pentecostal beliefs). In relying on these two pillars, they have appropriated w…
Man of God Prophesy Unto Me: The Prophetic Phenomenon in African Christianity
One of the features of African primal religions that has stood the test of time is the practice of seeking the cause of evil occurrences, power to deal with it or to avert any future reoccurrence and the search for one's destiny through divination which has been designated ‘prophetism’ in Christianity. The African Indigenous Churches were the first to build the bridge between primal religion and African Christianity by appropriating resources fro…
The Challenge of the Silver Screen: An Analysis of the Cinematic Portraits of Jesus, Rama, Buddha and Muhammad
Christianity in Africa and the African Diaspora: The Appropriation of a Scattered Heritage
In Remembrance of the Late Professor Dr. Kwame Bediako Member of the Advisory Board of Exchange 1996-2008
From the Fringes to the Centre: Pentecostalization of the Mainline Churches in Ghana
In this article, the author deals with the unprecedented integration of charismatic features in the ethos of the mainline churches of Ghana which respond to typical African questions thus rejuvenating those churches. He describes and analyses the way the charismatic phenomenon which began in the margins has become a central element of all the mainline historic churches in Ghana. While in the past the African Independent/Instituted churches and la…
Charismatic Churches in Ghana and Contextualization
Essential Aspects of African Ecclesiology: The Case of the African Independent Churches
231 Essential Aspects of African Ecclesiology: The Case of the African Independent Churches Cephas N. Omenyo The World Christian Encyclopaedia, published in 1982, estimated that over 60 percent of the world's Christians live in the southern continents of Latin America, Asia, and Africa. In his foreword to African Initiatives in Christianity, Walter J. Hollenweger, professor emeritus in Missions, . Birmingham University, and an astute scholar in P…
Korean Missionary Enterprise in West Africa 1979-1999: A Preliminary Study
The Charismatic Renewal Movement in Ghana
The wave of Charismatic renewal which is now sweeping across the Christian Church worldwide has asserted itself very strongly in Ghana. Its influence can be felt in almost every region of the country where there are Christians
The Bible Says! Neo-Prophetic Hermeneutics in Africa
The neo-prophetic churches, the most recent expression of Pentecostalism, currently experiencing stupendous growth, do more contextual or inculturation hermeneutics than did earlier Pentecostal movements. They have, as their pillars, African biblical hermeneutics (shaped by elements in the African context) and global Pentecostal hermeneutical paradigms (also shaped by Pentecostal beliefs). In relying on these two pillars, they have appropriated w…
Man of God Prophesy Unto Me: The Prophetic Phenomenon in African Christianity
One of the features of African primal religions that has stood the test of time is the practice of seeking the cause of evil occurrences, power to deal with it or to avert any future reoccurrence and the search for one's destiny through divination which has been designated ‘prophetism’ in Christianity. The African Indigenous Churches were the first to build the bridge between primal religion and African Christianity by appropriating resources fro…
Traditional herbalists' methods of treating mental disorders in Ghana
The use of traditional medicine for the treatment of various disorders is not a new practice. Indeed, various categories of traditional healers form a large part of the healthcare workforce in many low- and middle-income countries, and given the paucity of mental health professionals in these countries, traditional and complementary medicine practitioners are utilised even more so for mental disorders. In Ghana, efforts have been made to formalis…
From the Fringes to the Centre: Pentecostalization of the Mainline Churches in Ghana
In this article, the author deals with the unprecedented integration of charismatic features in the ethos of the mainline churches of Ghana which respond to typical African questions thus rejuvenating those churches. He describes and analyses the way the charismatic phenomenon which began in the margins has become a central element of all the mainline historic churches in Ghana. While in the past the African Independent/Instituted churches and la…
Charismatic Churches in Ghana and Contextualization
The Charismatic Renewal Movement in Ghana
The wave of Charismatic renewal which is now sweeping across the Christian Church worldwide has asserted itself very strongly in Ghana. Its influence can be felt in almost every region of the country where there are Christians
Essential Aspects of African Ecclesiology: The Case of the African Independent Churches
231 Essential Aspects of African Ecclesiology: The Case of the African Independent Churches Cephas N. Omenyo The World Christian Encyclopaedia, published in 1982, estimated that over 60 percent of the world's Christians live in the southern continents of Latin America, Asia, and Africa. In his foreword to African Initiatives in Christianity, Walter J. Hollenweger, professor emeritus in Missions, . Birmingham University, and an astute scholar in P…
Korean Missionary Enterprise in West Africa 1979-1999: A Preliminary Study
Charismatic Churches in Ghana and Contextualization
From the Fringes to the Centre: Pentecostalization of the Mainline Churches in Ghana
In this article, the author deals with the unprecedented integration of charismatic features in the ethos of the mainline churches of Ghana which respond to typical African questions thus rejuvenating those churches. He describes and analyses the way the charismatic phenomenon which began in the margins has become a central element of all the mainline historic churches in Ghana. While in the past the African Independent/Instituted churches and la…
In Remembrance of the Late Professor Dr. Kwame Bediako Member of the Advisory Board of Exchange 1996-2008
Christianity in Africa and the African Diaspora: The Appropriation of a Scattered Heritage
Man of God Prophesy Unto Me: The Prophetic Phenomenon in African Christianity
One of the features of African primal religions that has stood the test of time is the practice of seeking the cause of evil occurrences, power to deal with it or to avert any future reoccurrence and the search for one's destiny through divination which has been designated ‘prophetism’ in Christianity. The African Indigenous Churches were the first to build the bridge between primal religion and African Christianity by appropriating resources fro…
The Challenge of the Silver Screen: An Analysis of the Cinematic Portraits of Jesus, Rama, Buddha and Muhammad
The Bible Says! Neo-Prophetic Hermeneutics in Africa
The neo-prophetic churches, the most recent expression of Pentecostalism, currently experiencing stupendous growth, do more contextual or inculturation hermeneutics than did earlier Pentecostal movements. They have, as their pillars, African biblical hermeneutics (shaped by elements in the African context) and global Pentecostal hermeneutical paradigms (also shaped by Pentecostal beliefs). In relying on these two pillars, they have appropriated w…
Trajectories of Religion in Africa: Essays in Honour of John S. Pobee
Traditional herbalists' methods of treating mental disorders in Ghana
The use of traditional medicine for the treatment of various disorders is not a new practice. Indeed, various categories of traditional healers form a large part of the healthcare workforce in many low- and middle-income countries, and given the paucity of mental health professionals in these countries, traditional and complementary medicine practitioners are utilised even more so for mental disorders. In Ghana, efforts have been made to formalis…
Sociology (10 works) · Philosophy (9 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (9 works) · Christian Theology and Mission (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Theology (7 works) · History (5 works) · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Christianity (4 works)