Understanding and rebuilding Africa : from desperation today towards expectation for tomorrow /
Published by : Institute for Contemporary Christianity in Africa, (Potchefstroom :) Physical details: xi, 553 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm ISBN:1868224198; 9781868224197.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reserved Collection
|
Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie | 261.70 VAN (Browse shelf) | 1 | Not For Loan | APA074010 | |
|
Non-Fiction
|
Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie | 261.70 VAN (Browse shelf) | 2 | Available | APA062566 |
This is a follow-up and up-date of the author's previous bestseller: The liberating message : a Christian worldview for Africa, published in 1994.
Includes bibliographical references.
The Impact of slavery, colonialism, neo-colonialism and Christianity on Africa -- The contemporary crisis in Africa: Its characteristics and causes -- African Traditional Religion -- Culture, worldview and religion; a comparison between the West, Africa and the Bible -- African communalism and Western individualism -- Traditional African and modern Western concepts of time -- The African way of thinking compared with the Western mode of thought -- Different schools of philosophy in Africa -- Morality in Africa today - a serious crisis -- The sacralisation and desacralisation of authority and power -- Religion and politics -- Human Rights - a serious duty -- The five requirements for reconciliation -- Religious diversity, equality, freedom and tolerance -- Corruption: a many-headed monster -- Stewardship of our natural environment -- Development of the African continent -- Towards a normative economy -- The African Renaissance: new hope for the future -- An integral biblical worldview: a key to the rebuilding of Africa
There are no comments on this title.