Originally from Uganda, Twesigye (religion and ethics, Ohio Wesleyan U.) conducted or oversaw research in East Africa from 1999 to 2009, and though he maintains scholarly rigor, has written in a style
Doing Ministry in the Igbo Context: Towards an Emerging Model and Method for the Church in Africa arises out of reflection on experience and practice. The volume reflects on the author’s own cultural
A theologian specializing in Protestant churches in Madagascar, Rich describes the care, treatment, and healing ministries geared towards people who suffer, particularly those who are mentally ill. A
The main question of this book, which focuses on the role of the Old Testament in the South African context, is: If reread from an African liberationist perspective in the context of land redistributi
Although the demographics of World Christianity demonstrate a population shift to the Global South, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, the preponderance of biblical scholarship continues to be dominate
Drawing on Asante anthropology, Human Creation in the Image of God: The Asante Perspective examines the Christian understanding of imago dei. The book argues that human beings are the same and yet uni
This book, which is a collection of various essays on Africa and the Bible, is a must-read for scholars and students who are interested in exploring the intersection between the Bible and public space
Trull explores challenges of evangelical leadership training in East Africa, with its Western roots and the continued use of English-speaking Western theological education in many parts of sub-Saharan
The Eldest Brother and New Testament Christology explores the origin of cultural representations of Jesus as an eldest brother. Through ethnographic surveys, author Harald Aarbakke shows that the role
In a thorough revision of his doctoral dissertation on the Hebrew Bible at Drew University, Wafula uses Israelite-Moabite ethnic constructions to show how the language that Israelites used to help the
Skjortnes combines her interest in Madagascar, social anthropology, and the role of the Christian religion. She grew up on the island, lived and worked there for part of her adult life, and continues
Nordic researchers in theology, the study of religion, economics, peace and conflict studies, social anthropology, and other disciplines analyze involvement in Africa. Among the topics are poverty and
Nigerian theologian Reynolds examines issues of the interpretation, transmission, and appropriation of the doctrine of justification by faith alone within the context of the Lutheran Church of Christ
Yafeh presents students, academics, researchers, and general interest readers with an examination of the Apostle Paul’s sexual and marital ethics as expressed in 1 Corinthians 7 from an African-Camero
LeMarquand (Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry) uses the New Testament story of the healing of the bleeding woman as a test case to ascertain the differences in the exegesis and hermeneutics of Afr
