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Inside the whirlwind : the book of Job through African eyes / Jason A. ; foreword by Andrew R. Walls.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: African Christian studies seriesPublication details: Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, ©2017.Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 303 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781498230704
  • 1498230709
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Inside the whirlwind.DDC classification:
  • 276 23
LOC classification:
  • BR1360 .C338 2017
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Hermeneutics-Culture-Praxis Triad -- 1. Readings of the Book of Job as a Window on African Christianity -- 2. Fang of Equatorial Guinea: Their History, Beliefs, and Practices -- 3. Untold Story of African Christianity: Presbyterian and Pentecostal Expressions of the Christian Faith in Equatorial Guinea -- pt. 2 Contextual Readings of the Book of Job: Themes, Theologies, and Trajectories -- 4. Theodicy and the Nature of Evil: Job between God and the Devil -- 5. Sting of Retribution and the Promise of Lament: Reading the Book of Job from the Experience of Leprosy and HIV/AIDS -- 6. Hope in Suffering: Prayer, Eschatology, and Job's Final Liberation.
Summary: How would ordinary African Christians interpret the figure and book of Job--the quintessential biblical book on suffering--from contexts of extreme poverty, tropical disease, and rampant suffering? How do African Christians culturally understand issues of theodicy and the nature of evil? What role does the devil play in African Pentecostalism? How does the biblical lament empower faith and foster hope for people living with HIV/AIDS? In what way does a theology of (eschatological) hope inform the spirituality and prayers of ordinary African believers in the midst of suffering? Inside the Whirlwind offers insight on these fascinating questions. Based upon the perspectives of Fang Christians in Spanish-speaking Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa), the thematic and theological reflections on evil, suffering, and hope emerging from sermons and Bible studies on the book of Job offer a remarkable window to view the main theological issues shaping grassroots African Christianity in the twenty-first century.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)1449389

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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How would ordinary African Christians interpret the figure and book of Job--the quintessential biblical book on suffering--from contexts of extreme poverty, tropical disease, and rampant suffering? How do African Christians culturally understand issues of theodicy and the nature of evil? What role does the devil play in African Pentecostalism? How does the biblical lament empower faith and foster hope for people living with HIV/AIDS? In what way does a theology of (eschatological) hope inform the spirituality and prayers of ordinary African believers in the midst of suffering? Inside the Whirlwind offers insight on these fascinating questions. Based upon the perspectives of Fang Christians in Spanish-speaking Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa), the thematic and theological reflections on evil, suffering, and hope emerging from sermons and Bible studies on the book of Job offer a remarkable window to view the main theological issues shaping grassroots African Christianity in the twenty-first century.

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Hermeneutics-Culture-Praxis Triad -- 1. Readings of the Book of Job as a Window on African Christianity -- 2. Fang of Equatorial Guinea: Their History, Beliefs, and Practices -- 3. Untold Story of African Christianity: Presbyterian and Pentecostal Expressions of the Christian Faith in Equatorial Guinea -- pt. 2 Contextual Readings of the Book of Job: Themes, Theologies, and Trajectories -- 4. Theodicy and the Nature of Evil: Job between God and the Devil -- 5. Sting of Retribution and the Promise of Lament: Reading the Book of Job from the Experience of Leprosy and HIV/AIDS -- 6. Hope in Suffering: Prayer, Eschatology, and Job's Final Liberation.