Yale University Library Research Guides: African Christianity: Contextual Theology

Contextual Theology

Ancestral Grace: Meeting God in our Human Story by Diarmuid Ó Murchú This account of humankind, from our beginnings in Africa seven million years ago to the present, blends history, anthropology, and spirituality to demonstrate that God has been and always will be with us.
One Gospel -Many Cultures: Case Studies and Reflections on Cross-Cultural Theology by Mercy Amba Oduyoye (Editor); Hendrik M. Vroom (Editor) The one gospel is understood in and shaped by many cultures. In this book authors from various parts of the world describe examples of such contextual understandings of the gospel message. Includes contributions from women in Africa.
Towards an African Narrative Theology by Joseph G. Healey; Donald Sybertz Explores how proverbs, stories, and wisdom sayings reveal the shape of Christianity's inculturation in Africa and alert readers to the need to open minds and hearts to new ways of looking at the Christian mysteries.
Who Are the Living-Dead?: A Theology of Death, Life after Death and the Living Dead by Richard J. Gehman The author sets out to answer the pivotal question of who the living dead are, and in so doing opens the whole area of traditional African religion to the scrutiny of Scripture.

Inculturation As Dialogue: Igbo Culture and the Message of Christ by Chibueze C. Udeani The central question remains: Why has the Christian faith not taken deep root in Africa? This volume is concerned with answering this question.
Anatomy of Inculturation: Transforming the Church in Africa by Laurenti Magesa Examines practices of inculturation today in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda in the Catholic Church, Protestant churches, and the African Initiated Churches.
All Things Hold Together: Holistic Theologies at the African Grassroots: Selected Essays by M.L. Daneel Although the individual essays focus on AIC leadership, worship, sacraments, healing, dialogue with practitioners of African Traditional Religion, and earthkeeping, the narration as a whole portrays the richness of AIC life and faith.