Making disciples in Africa engaging syncretism in the African Church through philosophical analysis of worldviews
Chalk, Jack
Making disciples in Africa engaging syncretism in the African Church through philosophical analysis of worldviews Jack Chalk - 192 pages
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.
978-1-907713-71-2 1-907713-71-9
Afrika
Afrikanische Theologie
Afrikanische Kirche
Afrikanische Philosophie
Synkretismus
Weltanschauung
Making disciples in Africa engaging syncretism in the African Church through philosophical analysis of worldviews Jack Chalk - 192 pages
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.
978-1-907713-71-2 1-907713-71-9
Afrika
Afrikanische Theologie
Afrikanische Kirche
Afrikanische Philosophie
Synkretismus
Weltanschauung