
Doing African Christian Theology: Some Non-negotiable Essentials
Issue: Vol.7 No.12 December 2021 Issue Article 2 pp.215-228
DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20217122 | Published online 23rd December 2021.
© 2021 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Missionary Christianity was introduced into Africa by Western and American missionaries whose theological framework shaped Christianity in Africa. Since theology is contextually informed, missionary theological formulations failed to meet Africa’s needs in many respects. In response, the African church began a quest for an African-brewed theology that is culturally sensitive and contextually relevant. For some time now this quest has engaged many African scholars; yet, no scholarly consensus has been reached regarding the nature and methodology for African Christian theology. This article contributes to the ongoing discourse by examining the emergence and development of African Christian theology and afterward, outlining some essential features that must characterize African Christian theology to make it accessible to and acceptable by the African Christian community. It is a literature research based on critical examination of related publications on African Christian theology. The article offers a model for contemporary Christians who are engaged in or desire to undertake theological research for the benefit of Christianity in Africa.
Keywords: Africa, Christian, Pan-Africanism, Theology, Worldview
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Isaac Boaheng holds a PhD in Theology from the University of the Free State, South Africa, a Master of Theology degree from the South African Theological Seminary, South Africa, a Master of Divinity degree from the Trinity Theological Seminary, Ghana and a Bachelor of Science degree in Geomatic Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. He is a lecturer in Theology and Christian Ethics at the Christian Service University College, Ghana. Boaheng has over fifty publications in Systematic Theology, Ethics, Biblical Studies, Translation Studies, African Christianity, Linguistics, Pentecostalism and Christian Mission, among others.He is an ordained minister of the Methodist Church Ghana serving the Nkwabeng circuit of the Sunyani diocese.Boaheng is married to Gloria, and they are blessed with four children: Christian, Benedict, Julia and Kalix.
Boaheng I. “Doing African Christian Theology: Some Non-negotiable Essentials,” E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies, 7 no.12 (2021): 215-228 https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20217122
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