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Making disciples in Africa : engaging syncretism in the African Church through philosophical analysis of worldviews / Jack Chalk.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: Carlisle, UK Langham Global Library 2013Description: 192 pagesISBN:
  • 978-1-907713-71-2
  • 1-907713-71-9
Subject(s): Other classification:
  • Ac
Review: 1) Introduction -- relevance of study due to syncretism -- Why use 'worldview'? -- Value of Genesis 1-11 -- Value of Africans -- The problem -- Pathway to recommendations -- 2) Worldview -- Definitions -- History of the worldview concept -- Religious dimensions of worldview analysis -- Philosophical elements of worldview -- Which worldview(s) reflect reality? -- 3) Biblical worldview -- Christian religion as philosophy -- Use of Genesis 1-11 in establishing the biblical worldview -- Genesis 1-11 and science -- Revelation as postulating Christian philosophy -- Delineation of the Christian worldview -- Philosophical elements of the Christian worldview -- Religious dimensions of the Christian worldview -- Culture in Genesis 1-11 -- Conclusion -- 4) African worldview -- Is there 'an' African worldview? -- ATR as philosophy -- Vital force as postulating the African worldview -- Delineation of the African worldview -- Philosophical elements of the African worldview -- Religious dimensions of the African worldview -- African worldview and culture -- A worldview in transition -- 5) Two worldviews : Conflict or Conformity? -- The two worldviews as philosophy -- Basic postulates of the two worldviews -- Philosophical elements compared -- Religious dimensions compared -- Relationship of christianity to ATR -- 6) Conclusions and recommendations -- Religious conversion -- Paths of divergence in worldview beliefs -- Effects of holding both worldviews on the Christian church in Africa -- Recommendations to the Church in Africa.
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1) Introduction -- relevance of study due to syncretism -- Why use 'worldview'? -- Value of Genesis 1-11 -- Value of Africans -- The problem -- Pathway to recommendations -- 2) Worldview -- Definitions -- History of the worldview concept -- Religious dimensions of worldview analysis -- Philosophical elements of worldview -- Which worldview(s) reflect reality? -- 3) Biblical worldview -- Christian religion as philosophy -- Use of Genesis 1-11 in establishing the biblical worldview -- Genesis 1-11 and science -- Revelation as postulating Christian philosophy -- Delineation of the Christian worldview -- Philosophical elements of the Christian worldview -- Religious dimensions of the Christian worldview -- Culture in Genesis 1-11 -- Conclusion -- 4) African worldview -- Is there 'an' African worldview? -- ATR as philosophy -- Vital force as postulating the African worldview -- Delineation of the African worldview -- Philosophical elements of the African worldview -- Religious dimensions of the African worldview -- African worldview and culture -- A worldview in transition -- 5) Two worldviews : Conflict or Conformity? -- The two worldviews as philosophy -- Basic postulates of the two worldviews -- Philosophical elements compared -- Religious dimensions compared -- Relationship of christianity to ATR -- 6) Conclusions and recommendations -- Religious conversion -- Paths of divergence in worldview beliefs -- Effects of holding both worldviews on the Christian church in Africa -- Recommendations to the Church in Africa.

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