TY - BOOK AU - Appiah-Kubi,Kofi AU - Bediako,Kwame AU - Booth,Newell S. AU - Byaruhanga-Akiiki,A.B.T. AU - Ferguson,John AU - Greschat,Hans-Jürgen AU - Hollenweger,Walter J. AU - Kalu,Ogbu U. AU - McKenzie,Peter R. AU - Nyang,Sulayman S. AU - Oder Oruka,H. AU - Oduyoye,Mercy A. AU - Olupona,Jacob K. AU - Oosthuizen,Gerhardus C. AU - Opoku,Kofi Asare AU - Pobee,John S. AU - Setiloane,Gabriel M. AU - Von Sicard,Sigvard AU - Weber,Hans-Ruedi AU - Westerlund,David AU - Zwi Werbloxvsky,R.J. TI - Religious Plurality in Africa: Essays in Honour of John S. Mbiti T2 - Religion and Society , SN - 9783110122206 AV - BL2400 U1 - 200/.96 22 PY - 2013///] CY - Berlin, Boston : PB - De Gruyter, KW - Christianity KW - Africa KW - Religious pluralism KW - Theology, Doctrinal KW - Bibliographie 1954-1987 KW - RELIGION / Theology KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Acknowledgements --; Foreword: Listening to Africa --; Preface: Religious plurality in Africa --; Table of Contents --; A biographical sketch --; Introduction: Issues and perspectives on religious plurality in Africa --; I The Study of African Traditional Religion --; The study of African religions in retrospect from “Westernization” to “Africanization”? --; African traditional religion: An enduring heritage --; Time and African beliefs revisited --; Traditional African healing system versus Western medicine in Southern Ghana: An encounter --; Gods as policemen: Religion and social control in Igboland --; II African Theology --; African theology revisited --; Civil authority — From the perspective of African Theology --; The Bible and oral tradition --; III Africa and Christianity --; Africa and Christianity: Domestication of Christian values in the African church --; African independent churches and theological scholarship in Germany --; The issue of social justice and order in Africa --; IV Africa and Some World Religions --; Islamic revivalism in West Africa: Historical perspectives and recent developments --; Christian-Muslim relations in Africa --; The place and role of India's religions in Africa --; Africa and Judaism: Retrospect, problems, and prospects --; V Responses to John Mbiti’s work --; Mbiti’s work on African religion as reflected in the perceptions of students in a British university --; A critique of Mbiti’s view on love and marriage in Africa --; John Mbiti’s contribution to African theology --; John Mbiti’s contribution to African philosophy --; Bibliography --; Notes on contributors --; Subject Index --; Index of Names and Authors; restricted access; Issued also in print UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110850079 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110850079 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110850079/original ER -