Status
Available
Call number
Call number
T11 Or
Publication
Orbis (2008), Paperback, 162 pages
Description
An intriguing introduction to Christian doctrine from an African perspective. Using a framework of excerpts from Chinua Achebe's well-known novel, Things Fall Apart, the author introduces the major themes of Christian doctrine: God, Trinity, creation, grace and sin, Jesus Christ, church, Mary, the saints, inculturation, and spirituality. While explaining basic Christian beliefs, Theology Brewed in an African Pot also clarifies the differences between an African view of religion and a more Eurocentric understanding of religion. Very accessible and engaging, each of the eleven short chapters ends with three discussion questions followed by one or two African prayers
User reviews
LibraryThing member John5918
For anyone interested in theology, and particularly the inculturation of Christianity into non-European cultures, books like this are important. The author is a well known Catholic theologian.
Language
ISBN
157075795X / 9781570757952