Kwesi A Dickson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4238141 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kwesi A Dickson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kwesi A |
| FAMILY NAME | Dickson |
| SIGNATURE | DICKSON K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
II. Worksh ops
The workshop brought together some twenty persons from varied and diverse nations and political-economic circumstances - Ghana, Netherlands, New Zealand, Republic of South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, West Germany and Zimbabwe. The workshop also reflected a number of Christian denominations - Anglican, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Reformed, Roman Catholic and Seventh Day Adventist. The gathering then was truly pluralistic and ecum…
Development of African Theologies
53 Workshop 8 Moderator: KWESI A. DICKSON Development of African Theologies The early days of missionary activity saw some highly-motivated protagonists of the Christian faith working with great determina- tion to win Africans away from their ways of life and thought which were considered degrading and dehumanising, and imcopmatible with faith in Christ. In the process many African converts were made and Churches were founded which have continued…
Research in the history of religions in West Africa
Christian and African Traditional Ceremonies
The author points out some areas of discrepancy between the traditional African naming ceremony for children and the traditional marriage on the the one hand, and the Christian analogs (infant baptism and marriage ceremony) on the other. He rejects the suggestion that the former be simply adopted unmodified by the Christian church, but suggests adjustments in the Christian ceremonies to take into consideration worthwhile values from the tradition…
Biblical Revelation and African Beliefs
Biblical Revelation and African Beliefs
Christian and African Traditional Ceremonies
The author points out some areas of discrepancy between the traditional African naming ceremony for children and the traditional marriage on the the one hand, and the Christian analogs (infant baptism and marriage ceremony) on the other. He rejects the suggestion that the former be simply adopted unmodified by the Christian church, but suggests adjustments in the Christian ceremonies to take into consideration worthwhile values from the tradition…
Research in the history of religions in West Africa
Development of African Theologies
53 Workshop 8 Moderator: KWESI A. DICKSON Development of African Theologies The early days of missionary activity saw some highly-motivated protagonists of the Christian faith working with great determina- tion to win Africans away from their ways of life and thought which were considered degrading and dehumanising, and imcopmatible with faith in Christ. In the process many African converts were made and Churches were founded which have continued…
II. Worksh ops
The workshop brought together some twenty persons from varied and diverse nations and political-economic circumstances - Ghana, Netherlands, New Zealand, Republic of South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, West Germany and Zimbabwe. The workshop also reflected a number of Christian denominations - Anglican, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Reformed, Roman Catholic and Seventh Day Adventist. The gathering then was truly pluralistic and ecum…
History (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Religious studies (4 works) · History of religions (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · African history and culture analysis (2 works) · Christian Theology and Mission (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)