Christ, Evil, and Suffering in Ghanaian Christian Liturgy

This paper examines the contextualization of the Jesus story by Ghanaian Christians. It approaches it through the analysis and evaluation of inherent ideas in their songs, sermons and practices that reflect their interpretation of the Christian experience in relation to primal religion and culture,...

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Auteur principal: Quayesi-Amakye, Joseph (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Equinox Publ. [2014]
Dans: PentecoStudies
Année: 2015, Volume: 14, Numéro: 1, Pages: 9-41
Sujets non-standardisés:B Ghanaian Christianity evil and suffering victory and freedom identity transformation power contextualization
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Résumé:This paper examines the contextualization of the Jesus story by Ghanaian Christians. It approaches it through the analysis and evaluation of inherent ideas in their songs, sermons and practices that reflect their interpretation of the Christian experience in relation to primal religion and culture, and the Bible. The results show that Ghanaian Christians do not play down the ubiquity of evil in the world. Nonetheless, they see in Jesus Christ the incomparable, victorious Saviour who has made it possible for believers to overcome the evils of this world. Accordingly, they insist that in Christ believers can enjoy “full” and “complete” salvation in every area of life.
ISSN:1871-7691
Contient:Enthalten in: PentecoStudies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/ptcs.v14i1.9