From Contextual Theology to African Christianity

The Consideration of Adiaphora from a South African Perspective

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3373965
AutoresJoel Mokhoathi (0000-0002-4786-5488, University of the Free State, autor correspondente)
Ano2017
Volume8
Fascículo12
Páginas266
Data de publicação2017-12-08
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditoraMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel8120266
OpenAlexW2774107077
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas19
Referências citadas21

The move towards contextual Christianity in Africa is an essential venture if Christianity is to communicate with the African cultural heritage. As a universal religion, Christianity has to find an expression within the cultural context. However, the contextualization of Christianity in Africa appears to have permitted the practice of syncretism. It has resulted in the emergence of African Christianity, which is the amalgamation of Christianity and African Traditional Religion. The amalgamation of Christianity and African Traditional Religion appears to overlook the essence of both religions as there is currently no clarity on how Christianity can best be expressed within the African cultural and religious heritage. This paper employs the document review method to explore the things that fall in between-"adiaphora", which the proponents of contextual Christianity may have overlooked with regard to the African cultural and religious heritage. These include the pragmatic nature of the African cultural and religious heritage, and the African traditional methods of healing

Archaeology · Art · Christianity · Contextualization · Cultural heritage · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · African history and culture analysis · History · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies