Theological And Philosophical Responses To Syncretism

Author : Mika Vähäkangas
Publisher : Philosophy of Religion - World
ISBN 13 : 9789004352124
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theological and Philosophical Responses to Syncretism written by Mika Vähäkangas and published by Philosophy of Religion - World. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theological and Philosophical Responses to Syncretism: Beyond the Mirage of Pure Religionby Patrik Fridlund and Mika V�h�kangas (eds.) elaborates the consequences of admitting the unavoidable syncretic nature of religions in theology and philosophy of religion.

Author : Mika Vähäkangas
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004336591
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philosophical and Theological Responses to Syncretism written by Mika Vähäkangas and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theological and Philosophical Responses to Syncretism: Beyond the Mirage of Pure Religion by Patrik Fridlund and Mika Vähäkangas (eds.) elaborates the consequences of admitting the unavoidable syncretic nature of religions in theology and philosophy of religion.

Author : ISAIAH OLUWAJEMIRIYE OLATOYAN
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book RELIGIOUS SYNCRETISM IN AFRICAN CHRISTIANITY written by ISAIAH OLUWAJEMIRIYE OLATOYAN and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-04-18 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity among the African people, whether on the soil of Africa or in diaspora, is perceived and defined differently by different people. For instance, among African traditional religious people and Muslims, Christianity is a foreign religion that must not be allowed to thrive in Africa. To several Africans who profess Jesus, Christianity is good, but it is not adequate and effective enough to handle all human needs. Still, among some Western Christians and missionaries, African Christianity is superficial and lacks total commitment to Christ. Of course, the Africans are a cultural people with profound religious inclinations. Their traditional religion (ATR) has tremendously shaped their worldviews and socioeconomic and political activities. Consequently, when traditional Africans are converted to Christianity, they do not break ties with their traditional religions completely. The examination of relevant biblical texts on syncretism, however, reveals that God condemns the worship of many gods and places a curse on anyone who offers sacrifices to carved images and bows to them in worship. Therefore, this work investigates the root cause of religious syncretism among African people. In the attempt to find answers to why the average African Christian finds it difficult, if not impossible, to abandon his/her traditional religious belief systems completely to embrace Christianity, the author concludes that unless the issues surrounding the African forgotten and secret covenants are exposed and decisively addressed in the light of biblical teaching, syncretism will continue to be a stigma on the fabric of African Christianity. Therefore, to overcome the threats of syncretism in African Christianity, there is a need to establish a sound theological and missiological framework that can address the problems associated with the African worldviews and belief systems. This task must be carried out under the searchlight of Scriptures.

Author : Anita Maria Leopold
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136733450
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Syncretism in Religion written by Anita Maria Leopold and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long a fascinating but problematic category of religious studies, "syncretism" is an elastic term that describes a wide range of practices characterized by the mixing or overlap of traditions. Syncretism in Religion offers the student a broad selection of essays, both classical contributions to the study of syncretism and new essays commissioned especially for this volume. Some important selections appear here in English for the first time. Also included is a list of references for further reading.

Author : Rahman Yakubu
Publisher : Evangelische Verlagsanstalt
ISBN 13 : 3374071996
Total Pages : 297 pages
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Download or read book The Gods are not Jealous written by Rahman Yakubu and published by Evangelische Verlagsanstalt. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rahman Yakubu critiques the notion that Islam and Christianity in Africa have been benevolent to African Traditional Religion (ATR) in their interreligious encounter. Rather, he argues that ATR plays an active and central role in creating a peaceful interreligious space in Africa. Using an ethnographic study of rituals in the rites of passage among Dagomba Muslims, Christians and adherents of ATR of Ghana, the author concludes that Dagomba religio-culture has influenced not only the identity of adherents of the two faiths, but also the relations between them. This book proposes that, for a constructive negotiating of religious identity and peaceful interreligious existence, Traditional Religions should be considered an equal partner in interreligious dialogue.

Author : Sigurd Bergmann
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000217426
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contextual Theology written by Sigurd Bergmann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book advances that history by exploring stories, images and discourses across a worldwide range of geographical, cultural and confessional contexts. Its twelve authors not only enrich our understanding of the significance of the contextual method, but also produce a new range of original ways of doing theology in contemporary situations. The authors discuss some prioritised thematic perspectives with an emphasis on liberating paths, and expand the ongoing discussion on the methodology of theology into new areas. Themes such as interreligious plurality, global capitalism, ecumenical liberation theology, eco-anxiety and the anthropocene, postcolonialism, gender, neo-pentecostalism, world theology, and reconciliation are examined in situated depth. Additionally, voices from Indigenous lands, Latin America, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe and North America enter into a dialogue on what it means to contextualise theology in an increasingly globalised and ever-changing world. Such a comprehensive discussion of new ways of thinking about and doing contextual theology will be of great use to scholars in Theology, Religious Studies, Cultural Studies, Political Science, Gender Studies, Environmental Humanities, and Global Studies.

Author : Mika Vähäkangas
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532682662
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Context, Plurality, and Truth written by Mika Vähäkangas and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-02-10 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world has shrunk in the processes of globalization, and the old ways of actively ignoring plurality in theology are no longer viable. Contextual differences between different Christian traditions and theologies are highly visible due to improved communications and migration. These differences also witness that this plurality has existed since the very beginning of Christianity. Religious studies demonstrate that no religion is pure and hermetically sealed from others, but they all are syncretistic in the sense of giving and taking. In the world of religions, where boundaries are porous and the internal plurality of Christianity is vast, there is a temptation either to reject the plurality in a fideistic manner or succumb to relativism. The first solution is intellectually hard to defend, and relativism is often seen as detrimental to Christian identity. This book proposes a way of recognizing the contextual and syncretistic dimensions of pluralism while not surrendering to relativism. Christian identity and tradition can be affirmed while staying open to the challenges of pluralism.

Author : Steve Bevans
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004363084
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essays in Contextual Theology written by Steve Bevans and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays on the nature of contextual theology, criteria for orthodoxy, prophetic dialogue, conversion, culture and other relevant topics as Christian faith and particular contexts encounter one another.

Author : Felix Wilfred
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030607380
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religious Identities and the Global South written by Felix Wilfred and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary account of religious identities in the Global South. Drawing on literature in various fields, Felix Wilfred analyzes how religious identities intersect with the processes of globalization, modernity, and postmodernity. He illustrates how the study of religion in the Global North often revolves around questions of secularism and fundamentalism, whereas a neo-Orientalist quality often attends study of religion in the Global South. These approaches and theorizing fail to incorporate the experiences of lived religion in the South, especially in Asia. Historically, the religions in the South have played a highly significant role in resistance to the domination by the colonial forces, an important reason for the continued attachment of the peoples of the South to their religious universe. This book puts the two regions and their scholarly norms in conversation with one another, exploring the social, political, cultural, and economic implications.

Author : Paul Linjamaa
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004407766
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ethics of The Tripartite Tractate (NHC I, 5) written by Paul Linjamaa and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-06-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Ethics of The Tripartite Tractate (NHC I, 5), Paul Linjamaa explores the theoretical foundations and practical implications of the ethics in the longest Valentinian text extant today. As such, it is one of the first serious explorations of early Christian determinism.