ERATS Volume 9 2023 Issues
Vol. 9 No.12 December 2023

“Medivangelism”: History and Antecedents in Ghana
Author: Jacob Kwame Opata
Issue: Vol.9 No.12 December 2023 Article 1 pp.564-572 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20239121
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Beyond Walls: Redefining Church Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic, through Autoethnographic Reflections
Author: Zama Mabel Mthombeni
Issue: Vol.9 No.12 December 2023 Article 2 pp.573-581 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20239122
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An Examination of the Spiritual and Moral Importance of Contemporary Male Circumcision Ritual Among the Ameru in Kenya
Authors: Jona Mbaabu Karicha, Stephen Akaranga Ifedha and Telesia Kathini Musili
Issue: Vol.9 No.12 December 2023 Article 3 pp.582 – 592 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20239123
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Reincarnation Christology in African Christian Theology
Authors: Edward Agboada and Francis Appiah Kubi
Issue: Vol.9 No.12 December 2023 Article 4 pp.593 – 606 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20239124
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Vol. 9 No.11 November 2023

An Indigenous Force of Pentecostalism in Africa: Indigenous Knowledge System Approach to Decolonization
Author: Mookgo Solomon Kgatle
Issue: Vol.9 No.11 November 2023 Article 1 pp.538 – 546 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20239111
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A Comparative Analysis of Reinhold Niebuhr’s Anthropology and the Seventh-Day Adventist Perspective on Human Nature: Implications for Contemporary Theological Discourse
Author: Solomon Kwadwo Osei
Issue: Vol.9 No.11 November 2023 Article 2 pp.547 – 554 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20239112
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The Concept of the Immortality of the Soul: A Biblical-Theological Study
Author: Joseph Danquah
Issue: Vol.9 No.11 November 2023 Article 3 pp.555 – 563 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20239113
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Vol. 9 No.10 October 2023

Cultural Discipleship as a Means of Preserving the Christian Faith
Author: Felix Cornelius Agyei
Issue: Vol.9 No.10 October 2023 Article 1 pp.482-490 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20239101
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Service and Care in the Johannine and Akan Conceptual Schemas: Inculturation Hermeneutics
Author: Godibert Kelly Gharbin
Issue: Vol.9 No.10 October 2023 Article 2 pp.491-499 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20239102
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Noah’s Ark to the Great Commission: Defusing Xenophobia in South Africa
Author: Jonas Sello Thinane
Issue: Vol.9 No.10 October 2023 Article 3 pp.500-509 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20239103
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Emotional Integrity: Implications for the Ghanaian Youth from a Pastoral Perspective
Author: Jacob Kwame Opata
Issue: Vol.9 No.10 October 2023 Article 4 pp.510 -523 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20239104
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An Investigation on the Church’s Impact on Elderly care in Ghana in the context of increasing Poverty and Political Polarisation
Author: Eric Oduro Wiafe
Issue: Vol.9 No.10 October 2023 Article 5 pp.524 – 537 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20239105
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Vol. 9 No.9 September 2023

Christians and Muslims in Ghana: A Case Study of Togetherness
Author: Eric Oduro Wiafe
Issue: Vol.9 No.9 September 2023 Article 1 pp.417-428 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023991
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Public Theology and Leadership Rudiments in African Christianity: The Expectations and Deficiencies in Ghana
Author: Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong
Issue: Vol.9 No.9 September 2023 Article 2 pp.429-443 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023992
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A Solution to the Duration Problem of Daniel 12:11–12
Author: Charles R. Lightner
Issue: Vol.9 No.9 September 2023 Article 3 pp.444-454 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023993
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Ghana to Become a Majority Muslim Nation by 2096: A Critical Examination of Ghana’s 2000, 2010, 2021 Censuses and its Implications for Christian Missions
Author: Eric Jean-Ive Abrahams-Appiah
Issue: Vol.9 No.9 September 2023 Article 4 pp.455-471 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023994
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An Examination of the Phenomenon of Cohabitation- A Case Study of the Fante Tribe of Ghana
Author: George Emmanuel Acquaah
Issue: Vol.9 No.9 September 2023 Article 5 pp.472-481 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023995
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Vol. 9 No.8 August 2023

Doing Evangelical Public Theology: The Gardener Approach as a Methodology
Author: Isaac Boaheng
Issue: Vol.9 No.8 AUGUST 2023 Article 1 pp.351-367 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023981
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Trading-off Church Participation for Political Engagement: A Necessity for Political Effectiveness and Influence?
Authors: Samuel Sarkodie-Addo and John Kwaku Opoku
Issue: Vol.9 No.8 AUGUST 2023 Article 2 pp.368-384DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023982
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Missio Politica Pro-Refugee Camps: The Case Of South Africa
Author: Jonas Sello Thinane
Issue: Vol.9 No.8 AUGUST 2023 Article 3 pp.385-398 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023983
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The Accra Confession and Public Theology in African Christianity: The Ghanaian Experience
Author: Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong
Issue: Vol.9 No.8 AUGUST 2023 Article 4 pp.399-407 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023984
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Religious Education as a Pedagogy of Care in the Context of Violence: Re-Imaging Working and Thinking Together
Author: Bekithemba Dube
Issue: Vol.9 No.8 AUGUST 2023 Article 5 pp.408-416 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023985
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Vol. 9 No.7 July 2023

Traditional, Legal, and Theological Perspectives on the Ban on Drumming and Noisemaking during the Hɔmɔwɔ Festival
Author: Isaac Boaheng
Issue: Vol.9 No.7 July 2023 Article 1 pp.253-267 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023971
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A Pentecostal Reflection on Christianity and Extremism: Christianity and Book Burnings in the Late Antiquity
Author: Kwasi Atta Agyapong
Issue: Vol.9 No.7 July 2023 Article 2 pp.268-280 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023972
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A Review of the Rationale for Jesus’ Use of David’s Example in Matthew 12: 3-4 in Contemporary Scholarly Debate
Author: John Appiah and Daniel Berchie
Issue: Vol.9 No.7 July 2023 Article 3 pp.281-287 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023973
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The Participation of the Church in Wealth Creation in Ghana: A Reflection on the Role of Public Theology
Author: Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong
Issue: Vol.9 No.7 July 2023 Article 4 pp.288-299 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023974
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Review of Frederick Mawusi Amevenku and Isaac Boaheng, “Biblical Exegesis in African Context”
Author: Michael F. Wandusim
Issue: Vol.9 No.7 July 2023 Article 5 pp.300-303 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023975
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An Ecclesial Analysis of Child Sexual Abuse in Ghana: implications for Pastoral Response
Authors: Ebenezer Tetteh Kpalam and Eva Ahiataku
Issue: Vol.9 No.7 July 2023 Article 6 pp.304-317DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023976
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Church and Politics: An Assessment of the Bases and Approach of the Church’s Political Engagement in Ghana
Authors: Samuel Sarkodie-Addo and John Kwaku Opoku
Issue: Vol.9 No.7 July 2023 Article 7 pp.318-336 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023977
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Faith Integration: Student Perspectives on Spirituality and Social Work in a Christian Master of Social Work (MSW) Program
Authors: David King & Marcie Cutsinger
Issue: Vol.9 No.7 July 2023 Article 8 pp.337-350 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023978
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Vol. 9 No.6 June 2023

The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Children’s Ministry of the Methodist Church Ghana: A Case Study of Emmanuel Society-Konongo
Authors: Isaac Boaheng & Frank Adarkwa
Issue: Vol.9 No.6 June 2023 Article 1 pp.194-205 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023961
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Patterning Constitutional Conflicts in the Church of Christ in Zimbabwe
Authors: Gift Masengwe and Bekithemba Dube
Issue: Vol.9 No.6 June 2023 Article 2 pp.206 -220 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023962
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A Christian Expression of African Spirituality: The Case Study of Three African Initiated Churches in Ghana
Author: Ernestina Afriyie
Issue: Vol.9 No.6 June 2023 Article 3 pp.221-237  DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023963
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An Examination of the Role of Public Theology in the Church’s Efforts Toward National Transformation in Ghana
Author: Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong
Issue: Vol.9 No.6 June 2023 Article 4 pp.238-252 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023964
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Vol. 9 No.5 May 2023

Christian Engagement with Ewe Culture in Ghana: A Dialogue
Author: Mawuli Nyador
Issue: Vol.9 No.5 May 2023 Article 2  pp.169-181  DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023952
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Gospel Music and Liturgical Hymns to the Researcher’s Spiritual Healing during the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Autoethnography Biblical Perspective
Author:Sakhiseni Joseph Yende
Issue: Vol.9 No.5 May 2023 Article 3  pp.182-193  DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023953
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Vol. 9 No.4 April  2023

An Exploration into the Public Theology of the Basel Missionary Society in Ghana
Author: Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong
Issue: Vol.9 No.4 April 2023 Article 1 pp.145-156 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023941
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Vol. 9 No.3 March 2023

MONOGRAPH  –  The Hidden Bones Apocalypse: The Marker, Its Message, and their Hiddenness
Author: Charles R. Lightner
Issue: Vol.9 No.3 March 2023 Article 1 pp.72-133 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023931
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Land in the Torah as a Source of Christian Religious Education
Authors: Noh Ibrahim Boiliu, Haryadi Sarjono & Harun Y. Natonis
Issue: Vol.9 No.3 March 2023 Article 3 pp.134-144 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023932
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Vol. 9 No.2 February 2023

The Enigmatic Presence of “Evil” in the World and Delivery from It: A Critical Look at Matthew 6:13
Author: Dziedzorm Reuben Asafo
Issue: Vol.9 No.2 February 2023 Article 1 pp.50-59  DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023921
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The Role of Religion in Transforming Ghanaian Society: A Christian Perspective
Authors: Eric Oduro Wiafe and Joshua Awienagua Gariba
Issue: Vol.9 No.2 February 2023 Article 2 pp.60-71 DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023922
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Vol. 9 No.1 January 2023

Israel’s Religion during the Patriarchal Age (2000 to 1500 B.C.)
Author: Julius Ndishua
Issue: Vol.9 No.1 January 2023 Article 1 pp.1-8  DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023911
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For God and Glory: Perceptions on Indigenization of Clerical Vestments in the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
Authors: Francis Omoyele Falako & Philomena Uyovwirume Ofuafo
Issue: Vol.9 No.1 January 2023 Article 2 pp.9-18 DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023912
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The Church and Cultural Reconstruction for Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Komi Ahiatroga Hiagbe
Issue: Vol.9 No.1 January 2023 Article 3 pp.19-28 DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023913
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Religion and Noise Making: A Reflection on the Religious Sound Space of Kumasi, Ghana
Author: Stephen Kyei
Issue: Vol.9 No.1 January 2023 Article 4 pp.29-36 DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023914
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A Reading of 1 Corinthians 7: 1-16: Implications for the Unmarried and Married in Ghana
Author: Godwin Cool Kofi Deffor
Issue: Vol.9 No.1 January 2023 Article 5 pp.37-44 DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023915
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Review of M. D. Perkins “Dangerous Affirmations: The Threat of ‘Gay Christianity’”
Author: James E. Phelan
Issue: Vol.9 No.1 January 2023 Article 6 pp.45-49 DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023916
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