AN ABUSE OF AFRICAN CULTURE IN CHRISTIANITY: A QUEST FOR DIALOGUEBETWEEN CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND AFRICAN CULTURE IN YORUBA LAND

Religionpermeateseveryfacetofhumanlife.Noreligioncanexistinisolation.Intherecenttime,AfricanChristianScholarshavebeensinginghymn,theneedtoinculturateChristianreligioninAfrica.Accordingtothem,theChristianreligionbroughtbyWesternMissionariestoAfricawaspackagedinthe"garb"ofWesterncultureandva...

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Auteurs: Omidiwura, S (Auteur) ; Akinameji, O (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Mayanjuola Publ 2019
Dans: Religions' educator
Année: 2019, Volume: 18, Numéro: 1, Pages: 97-103
Sujets non-standardisés:B Religion
B Christianity
B Culture
B African
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Résumé:Religionpermeateseveryfacetofhumanlife.Noreligioncanexistinisolation.Intherecenttime,AfricanChristianScholarshavebeensinginghymn,theneedtoinculturateChristianreligioninAfrica.Accordingtothem,theChristianreligionbroughtbyWesternMissionariestoAfricawaspackagedinthe"garb"ofWesterncultureandvalues.MajorityoftheChristiangatheringtodayhadbeenenvelopedwiththeAfricanmodeofworship.ThispaperintendstoinvestigatethepossibilityofbeingtrulyAfricanandtrulyChristiansincenoonelivesauthentically outside his nature.
ISSN:1115-5035
Contient:Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator