Inculturation as dialogue : : Igbo culture and the message of Christ / / Chibueze Udeani.

• Superior document: Intercultural theology and study of religions ; 2
• Author: Udeani, Chibueze C.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Intercultural theology and study of religions ; 2.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Although Africa is today often seen, because of its large number of Christians, as the future hope of the Church, a closer examination of African Christianity, however, shows that the Christian faith has not taken deep root in Africa. Many Africans today declare themselves to be Christians but still remain followers of their traditional African religions, especially in matters concerning the inner dimensions of their lives. It is evident that, in strictly personal matters relating to such issues as passage rites and crises, most Africans turn to their African traditional religions. As an incarnational faith, part of the history of Christianity has been its encounter with other cultures and its becoming deeply rooted in some of these cultures. The central question remains: Why has the Christian faith not taken deep root in Africa? This volume is concerned with answering this question.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Chibueze Udeani -- Igbo Traditional Religious Understanding of the World, Human Beings and God / Chibueze Udeani -- Missionary Activities in Africa with particular Reference to the Igbos of Nigeria / Chibueze Udeani -- Short Historical Traces and Models of Inculturation / Chibueze Udeani -- Inculturation as Dialogue with the Message of Christ / Chibueze Udeani -- Igbo Culture in Dialogue with the Message of Christ / Chibueze Udeani -- Selected Bibliography / Chibueze Udeani -- General Bibliography / Chibueze Udeani.