ERATS Volume 10 2024 Issues
Vol.10 No.14 December 2024 Special Issue

Special Issue Theme: African Methodist Theology: Intercultural Explorations
Guest Editors: Hendrik R. Pieterse and Robert Hunt
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Toward Inculturating the Theology of Healing Ministry in the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe
Authors: Martin Mujinga
Issue: Vol.10 No.12 December 2024 Article 1 pp.1-14 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410141
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From Personal Holiness to Ecological Holiness: A Wesleyan-Theological Response to Creation’s Cry in Contemporary Ghana
Author: Isaac Boaheng
Issue: Vol.10 No.14 December 2024 Article 2 pp.13-32 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410142
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New Wine in Old Wine Skins: Wesleyan Methodism within the Contemporary Religious Market Place in Kenya
Author: Alice Muthoni Mwila
Issue: Vol.10 No.14 December 2024 Article 3 pp.33-41 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410143
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Vol.10 No.13 December 2024

Καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν: A Lexico-Syntactical Analysis of Matthew 6:13a
Authors: Ebenezer Quaye & Jonathan Edward Tetteh Kuwornu-Adjaottor
Issue: Vol.10 No.13 December 2024 Article 1 pp.444-454 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410131
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The Divinity of Christ in a Pluralistic World – A Study of Johannine Christology
Authors: Patrick Yankyera, John Kwabena Boachie, William Obeng-Denteh & Peter Adams
Issue: Vol.10 No.13 December 2024 Article 2 pp.444-454 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410132
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Towards a New Pastoral Care Model for Youth Retention in the Presbyterian Church of Ghana: A Case Study of the Brong-Ahafo Presbytery
Authors: Charles Amarkwei & Djabanor Joshua
Issue: Vol.10 No.13 December 2024 Article 3 pp.455-466 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410133
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Theologies for the Welfare of the Church Ministers: Insights from Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe
Authors: Nomatter Sande
Issue: Vol.10 No.13 December 2024 Article 4 pp.467-476 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410134
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Cruciform Theology and its Implications for African Christianity
Authors: Isaac Boaheng
Issue: Vol.10 No.13 December 2024 Article 5 pp.477-489 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410135
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Vol.10 No.12 November 2024

The Use of the Bible in Modern Court System: A Critique of the Appropriateness of the Practice
Author: Abraham Nortey
Issue: Vol.10 No.12 November 2024 Article 1 pp.405-412 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410121
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The 21st Century and Globalisation of Christianity and Theology: A Search for the Right Framework for Christianity and Theology in Africa and Beyond
Author: Edward Agboada
Issue: Vol.10 No.12 November 2024 Article 2 pp.413-422 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410122
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Fostering Religious Harmony Through the Inclusive Understanding of Some Exclusive Verses in the Bible and the Qur’an – A Case of Indonesia
Author: Samuel Benyamin Hakh
Issue: Vol.10 No.12 November 2024 Article 3 pp.423-434 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410123
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Vol.10 No.11 November 2024 Special Issue

Special Issue Theme: Religious Education in a Curriculum Restructuring Era
Guest Editors: Bekithemba Dube, Doniwen Pietersen & Dean Langeveldt
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Proselytization to Polarization:The danger(s) of (Christian) Religious Education in South Africa
Authors: Jonas Sello Thinane & Chitja Twala
Issue: Vol.10 No.11 November 2024 Article 1 pp.1-14 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410111
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Analysing Teachers’ Perspectives on the Significance of Religious Education to Curb Learners-on-Teacher Violence in South African Schools
Authors: Sello Martin Blasé Mohlaloka & Leetwane Anna Ntlhare
Issue: Vol.10 No.11 November 2024 Article 2 pp.15-26 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410112
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On Saving Theology in Public Universities in South Africa
Author: Collium Banda
Issue: Vol.10 No.11 November 2024 Article 3 pp.27-42 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410113
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Women (African/Black) in Theological and Education spaces, in search of a Decolonial Philosophical Perspective
Author: Doniwen Pietersen, Stanley Taren Ngobeni & Thembeka Myende
Issue: Vol.10 No.11 November 2024 Article 4 pp.43-55 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410114
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Mapping the Legal and Philosophical Aspects of Human Rights Education in Religious Studies Towards a Curriculum Restructuring
Authors: Dean Collin Langeveldt & Doniwen Pietersen
Issue: Vol.10 No.11 November 2024 Article 5 pp.56-64 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410115
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From Which to Why Not Religions in the Curriculum. A Troubled Pedagogy
Authors: Bekithemba Dube
Issue: Vol.10 No.11 November 2024 Article 6 pp.65-73 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410116
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Vol.10 No.10 October 2024

Inducting the Socratic Method of Forming Faith in African Contexts
Author: Masauso Moyo
Issue: Vol.10 No.10 October 2024 Article 1 pp.328-339 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410101
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Providentia Missio Dei amid Adverse Global Conflicts
Author: Jonas Sello Thinane
Issue: Vol.10 No.10 October 2024 Article 2 pp.340-351 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410102
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Pentecostalism and Covenantalism: Towards a Pneumatological Covenant Theology of dealing with Adversity
Author: Mookgo Solomon Kgatle
Issue: Vol.10 No.10 October 2024 Article 3 pp.352-361 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410103
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Missio Dei and missio hominum: Top-Down-up Christology in Mission
Author: Jonas Sello Thinane
Issue: Vol.10 No.10 October 2024 Article 4 pp.362-372 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410104
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Assessing the Irrelevance of Relativism in African Philosophy in Contemporary Africa
Author: Phemelo Olifile Marumo
Issue: Vol.10 No.10 October 2024 Article 5 pp.373-382 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410105
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Factors Responsible for the Activities of the Transitional Rites of Passage on Youth’s Morality in South Africa
Authors: Rofem Bassey, Pfarelo Matshidze, Dolphin Mabale & Ishmael Iwara
Issue: Vol.10 No.10 October 2024 Article 5 pp.373-382 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410106
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Vol.10 No.9 September 2024

Exploring the Role of Spirituality in Healing: A Case Study of Patients at Bekwai Municipal Hospital, Bekwai, Ghana
Authors: Prince Osei-Yeboah, Emmanuel Obimpeh-Quayson & Ernest Owusu
Issue: Vol.10 No.9 September 2024 Article 1 pp.310-324 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241091
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Review: “A Critical Analysis of Pentecostalism and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa” By Bednicho Nyoni
Author: Kwasi Atta Agyapong
Issue: Vol.10 No.9 September 2024 Article 2 pp.325 – 327 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241092
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Vol.10 No.8 August 2024

Parenting Hurdles Experienced During Lockdown in South Africa: Eclectic Contexts
Authors: Ntombophelo Sithole-Tetani, Andile Qotoyi & Simon Murote Kang’ethe
Issue: Vol.10 No.8 August 2024 Article 1 pp.286-298 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241082
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Religion and Environmental Conservation: A Case Study of Abasua Prayer Mountain Ministry
Authors: Francis Fiahenoo, Victor Selorme Gedzi & Ernest Owusu
Issue: Vol.10 No.8 August 2024 Article 3 pp.299-309 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241083
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Vol.10 No.7 July 2024

A Hermeneutical Approach to Theology:Teaching African Understanding of Spiritual Beings and their Existence
Author: Mohammed Xolile Ntshangase
Issue: Vol.10 No.7 July 2024 Article 1 pp.251-259 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241071
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Decoloniality in Theology Today: The Quest to Liberate United Theological College’s Curriculum from Foreign God Talk
Author: Martin Mujinga
Issue: Vol.10 No.7 July 2024 Article 2 pp.260-273 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241072
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Vol.10 No.6 June 2024

Special Issue – Religion and Development in Africa
Guest Editor: Victor Ojakurotu
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Other Articles

An Identification of Key Factors Leading to the Dissatisfaction Amongst Pastors in Ministry: A Case of the East Central Rwanda Field – Rwanda
Author: Gerard Karasira Nsengiyumva
Issue: Vol.10 No.6 June 2024 Article 14 pp.242-250 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410614
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Vol.10 No.5 May 2024

Religious Cooperation in Plural Ghana: Challenges and Ways for Improvement
Authors: Ernest Jnr Frimpong, Jonathan E. T. Kuwornu-Adjaottor, Makafui Margaret Tayviah & Michael Frimpong
Issue: Vol.10 No.5 May 2024 Article 1 pp.121-131 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241051
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The Jewish Yom Kippur (Lev. 16:11-22) and its Relationship with Effutu Aboakyer Festival: A Theological Reflection
Authors: Isaac Boaheng and Ebenezer Asibu-Dadzie Jnr
Issue: Vol.10 No.5 May 2024 Article 2 pp.132-146 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241052
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Multitudes and Solitude: The Idiosyncratic Response of the Qodesh Family Church (QFC)
Author: Godibert Kelly Gharbin
Issue: Vol.10 No.5 May 2024 Article 3 pp.147-157 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241053
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Assessing Chaplaincy Ministry as a Christ-Woven Nest in Times of Disaster
Author: Martin Mujinga
Issue: Vol.10 No.5 May 2024 Article 4 pp.158-166 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241054
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A Priestly Christology: A Biblical-Theological Investigation of Christ’s Priesthood
Author: Desmond Tutu Osei-Acheampong
Issue: Vol.10 No.5 May 2024 Article 5 pp.167-181 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241055
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The Darwinian Theory of Evolution and Creation Account of Genesis: Contradiction or Complementary?
Author: Isaac Boaheng
Issue: Vol.10 No.5 May 2024 Article 6 pp.182-193 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241056
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Developing African Christian Leaders for Global Transformation
Author: Kimion Tagwirei
Issue: Vol.10 No.5 May 2024 Article 7 pp.194-205 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241057
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Assessing the Role of Parents in Ensuring Child Welfare: Integration of Basic Needs, Education, and Christian Family Values in Indonesia
Authors: Noh Ibrahim Boiliu & Reni Triposa
Issue: Vol.10 No.5 May 2024 Article 8 pp.206-218 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241058
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My Enemy is My Messiah and Savior: A Theological Analysis of Interpersonal Dialogue Between Jesus and The Samaritan Woman in John 4:1-42
Author: Samuel Benyamin Hakh
Issue: Vol.10 No.5 May 2024 Article 9 pp.219-228 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241059
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Insights on Leadership Succession from the Bible: A Guide for Ghanaian Churches
Author: Richard Osei Akoto
Issue: Vol.10 No.5 May 2024 Article 10 pp.229-241 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410510
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Vol.10 No.4 April 2024

Engaging the Evil Forces in the Spirit Realm: A Theology of Spiritual Warfare in African Neo-Pentecostal Spirituality
Author: Mookgo Solomon Kgatle
Issue: Vol.10 No.4 April 2024 Article 1 pp.66-72 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241041
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A Conundrum of Makoti in the Light of Proverbs 31:10-31: Decolonising Mislaid ‘African Patriarchy’
Author: Mmamajoro Phalatsi-Shilubana
Issue: Vol.10 No.4 April 2024 Article 2 pp.73-84 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241042
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The Influence of African Traditional Beliefs and Practices on Neo-Prophetic Christianity: An Analysis
Authors: Prince Osei Yeboah, Ernest Owusu & Emmanuel Obimpe-Quayson Jnr
Issue: Vol.10 No.4 April 2024 Article 3 pp.85-96 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241043
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The Groaning of Creation (Romans 8:19-22) and the Ecological Devastation of the Niger Delta, Nigeria
Author: Peter Chidolue Onwuka
Issue: Vol.10 No.4 April 2024 Article 4 pp.97-105 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241044
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Integrating Spirituality into Healthcare Plan of the Aged – A Case Study of the Agogo Presbyterian Hospital, Ghana
Authors: Seth Oteng Ofori & John Kwaku Opoku
Issue: Vol.10 No.4 April 2024 Article 5 pp.106-120 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241045
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Vol.10 No.3 March 2024

A Comparative Analysis of the Phenomenology of Time in the Works of John McTaggart and John Mbiti
Author: Mogomotsi Jaba
Issue: Vol.10 No.3 March 2024 Article 1 pp.34-44 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241031
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Gustavo Gutierrez and the Economic Realities of Africa: An African Theological Reflection
Author: Michael Kwasi IiamofiG Alloteh
Issue: Vol.10 No.3 March 2024 Article 2 pp.45-55 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241032
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Evangelisation of all Creation: An Analysis of the Neglected Target Group of Mark 16:15
Author: Eric Owusu
Issue: Vol.10 No.3 March 2024 Article 3 pp.56-65 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241033
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Vol.10 No.2 February 2024

The Akan Indigenous Concepts of Religion and Nyame (the Supreme Deity) and the Promotion of Inter-religious Relations in Ghana
Authors: Cosmas Ebo Sarbah & Manson Anane Adjei
Issue: Vol.10 No.2 February 2024 Article 2 pp.23-33 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241022
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Vol.10 No.1 January 2024

“Kakistocracy”: An Ethical Challenge to Christian Character Formation in Ghana
Author: Joseph Kofi Antwi
Issue: Vol.10 No.1 January 2024 Article 1 pp.1-13 DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.20241011
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