The Place of Public Theology in the Relationship between the Church and Traditional Leaders Toward the Social Development of Ghana
Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong 
Issue: Vol.4 No.2 June 2023 Article 3 pp. 43-55
DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/pecanep.2023423 | Published online 23rd June 2023.
© 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
The article affirms that there is a need for collaboration between the church and traditional leaders for the relevant strength for the promotion of social development. This collaboration the study argues, must be guided by Public Theology. Public Theology promotes moral values and a holistic approach to social development that takes into account not only economic growth but also social and moral considerations. By working collaboratively and drawing on their respective strengths, public theologians and traditional leaders can help to build a more just and inclusive community and contribute to a more prosperous future for all Ghanaians. The examination which was done with library research and interviews affirms existing relationships between the church and traditional leaders. To attain the relevant strength from the collaboration for social development the study recommends that Public Theology must provide the values and moral compass for the process towards the contribution of the two significant institutions to social development in Ghana.
Keywords: Public Theology, African Christianity, Traditional Leadership, Social Development
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Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong (PhD) is Senior Lecturer in African Christianity at the Department of Religious Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi – Ghana.
Opuni-Frimpong, Kwabena. “The Place of Public Theology in the Relationship between the Church and Traditional Leaders Toward the Social Development of Ghana.” Pentecostalism, Charismaticism and Neo-Prophetic Movements Journal 4, no.2 (2023): 43-55. https://doi.org/10.38159/pecanep.2023423
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