Spirituality and Hope in Africa

A Study in Five Countries

Bibliographic Data

ID23211827
AuthorsAnthony Balcomb (Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology, Culture, and Mission, Akropong-Akuapem, Ghana, corresponding author), Sophie Chirongoma (Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology, Culture, and Mission, Akropong-Akuapem, Ghana), Ini Dorcas Dah (Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology, Culture, and Mission, Akropong-Akuapem, Ghana), Seblewengel Daniel Woldegiorgis (Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology, Culture, and Mission, Akropong-Akuapem, Ghana), Paul Deouyo (Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology, Culture, and Mission, Akropong-Akuapem, Ghana), Rudolf K Gaisie (0000-0002-7560-324X, Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology, Culture, and Mission, Akropong-Akuapem, Ghana), Allison M Howell (Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology, Culture, and Mission, Akropong-Akuapem, Ghana)
Year2017
Volume41
Issue4
Pages336-346
Publication date2017-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Bulletin of Mission Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2396-9393 • E-ISSN: 2396-9407
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/2396939317730698
OpenAlexW2755759882
LanguageEN
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This article documents a research project in five African countries related to African spirituality and hope. The methodology of the research was based on the need to recognize that spirituality could not be separated from the everyday experience of ordinary people and that the people should be given maximum opportunity to express their experiences and beliefs without outside interference. Over seven thousand pieces of data were gathered concerning a wide range of issues that informants raised as being important. Five of these are discussed: marriage, divination, the sacred environment, work and business, and religious tolerance.

Divination · Sociology · Spirituality · Theology · Work (physics) · Engineering · Gender Studies · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

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