Yaw Adu-Gyamfi
Biographic Data
| ID | 5604178 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yaw Adu-Gyamfi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yaw |
| FAMILY NAME | Adu-Gyamfi |
| SIGNATURE | ADU-GYAMFI Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Western Cape, South Africa and Christian Service University, Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1924-9792 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Study of Pre-Christian and Christian Africa and Environmental Sustainability
Pre-Christian African communities were environmentally friendly. The communities developed taboos, myths, sayings and ethics, and enforced them to conserve, protect and nourish the environment for later generations. On the contrary, in spite of the Bible’s teachings about the need to conserve the environment, Christian African communities pollute the environment to a high rate of deterioration. The purpose of the study is to draw the attention of…
A Religious Response to Environmental Flippancies in Akan Communities in Ghana
Environmental destruction in Ghana appeared to be the hottest of the political issues in the run-up to the 2024 General Elections. The study sought to unravel the possible factors militating against Ghana’s efforts in the fight against environmental destruction. It also postulates certain intentional and coordinated activities that the religious bodies in Ghana can undertake in contributing to salvaging the ecological crisis. Using the qualitativ…
‘Strike Your Hands’ in the Book of Ezekiel and Contemporary Ghanaian Christian Practice of Clapping in Prayer
In contemporary Ghanaian Christianity, clapping of hands in prayer has become an accepted practice. The Book of Ezekiel has been quoted to support this practice. Statements such as ‘When I clap my hands and pray let fire come and consume my enemies; let those against my progress perish’, have become statements in prayers. The focus of the article was to examine these texts in the Book of Ezekiel as to whether it is appropriate for contemporary Gh…
Corruption of the “Powerful” in Ancient Judah in Micah 2
Corruption in high places of societies is known everywhere around the globe. This phenomenon is not something new among God’s people. The book of Micah shows that corruption among leaders of all sectors of the society existed in ancient Judah. This article looks at the book from the perspective that the powerful men in Judah were perpetrators of corruption. The poor and needy suffered in the hands of these men. Surprisingly, these men claimed to …
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Corruption of the “Powerful” in Ancient Judah in Micah 2
Corruption in high places of societies is known everywhere around the globe. This phenomenon is not something new among God’s people. The book of Micah shows that corruption among leaders of all sectors of the society existed in ancient Judah. This article looks at the book from the perspective that the powerful men in Judah were perpetrators of corruption. The poor and needy suffered in the hands of these men. Surprisingly, these men claimed to …
‘Strike Your Hands’ in the Book of Ezekiel and Contemporary Ghanaian Christian Practice of Clapping in Prayer
In contemporary Ghanaian Christianity, clapping of hands in prayer has become an accepted practice. The Book of Ezekiel has been quoted to support this practice. Statements such as ‘When I clap my hands and pray let fire come and consume my enemies; let those against my progress perish’, have become statements in prayers. The focus of the article was to examine these texts in the Book of Ezekiel as to whether it is appropriate for contemporary Gh…
A Religious Response to Environmental Flippancies in Akan Communities in Ghana
Environmental destruction in Ghana appeared to be the hottest of the political issues in the run-up to the 2024 General Elections. The study sought to unravel the possible factors militating against Ghana’s efforts in the fight against environmental destruction. It also postulates certain intentional and coordinated activities that the religious bodies in Ghana can undertake in contributing to salvaging the ecological crisis. Using the qualitativ…
A Study of Pre-Christian and Christian Africa and Environmental Sustainability
Pre-Christian African communities were environmentally friendly. The communities developed taboos, myths, sayings and ethics, and enforced them to conserve, protect and nourish the environment for later generations. On the contrary, in spite of the Bible’s teachings about the need to conserve the environment, Christian African communities pollute the environment to a high rate of deterioration. The purpose of the study is to draw the attention of…
Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Christian Theology and Mission (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (2 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works)