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Reconciled to Reconcile: An African View of John Calvin’s Doctrine of Salvation (Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européennes) - Softcover
In the words of John Paul II, «A faith which does not become culture is a faith that has not been received, not thoroughly thought (through), nor fully lived out». It is for this reason that inculturation hermeneutics has become a useful reflective tool for many African students of Theology. In this work, the author argues that the concept of salvation in evangelical Christian thought as postulated in the works of the French Reformer John Calvin and that of African Traditional Religions do not connote the same idea nor lead to the same goals. In spite of the basic differences, he states that symbols, metaphors and some practices from the traditional religions of Africa can be employed as hermeneutical tools for the explanation of concepts of the Christian faith. The author therefore concludes that the Anlo-Ewe traditional religious practice of nugbidodo-ritual reconciliation best explains Christian salvation as man’s reconciliation with God and constitutes a basis for the healing, deliverance, and a socio-economic advancement of the individual and the entire community.
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The Author: Komi Ahiatroga Hiagbe, born in 1958, is an ordained minister of the Global Evangelical Church (Ghana). He is currently the director of the Global Impact Foundation (Ghana), a faith-based developmental NGO.
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- PublisherPeter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 3631571666
- ISBN 13 9783631571668
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages230
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