God Who Curses is Cursed

Using historical critical methods of interpretation, many Western and African scholars have dismissed the use of imprecation in Africa as an incantatory, uncritical, and above all, unwholesome Christian practice. But using an Afrocentric method of interpretation, I argue that African Christians’ use...

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Main Author: Bitrus, Ibrahim S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: Journal of law, religion and state
Year: 2018, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-48
Further subjects:B imprecation prayer African worldview retributive justice love enemy Triune God Afrocentric interpretation
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