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A New Day

Essays on World Christianity in Honor of Lamin Sanneh- Foreword by Andrew F. Walls

by Akintunde E. Akinade (Volume editor)
©2010 Monographs XIV, 322 Pages

Summary

The unprecedented resurgence, renewal, and rebirth of twenty-first century Christianity in postcolonial societies, such as Asia, Africa, and Latin America, calls for new insights, methodologies, and paradigms since the West can no longer be regarded as the sole citadel and cradle of the Christian faith. The Christian message has been reshaped and reappropriated in different contexts and cultures and, through this cross-cultural transmission and transformation, it has become a world religion. Contextualizing the Christian faith also entails decolonizing its theology, precepts, and dogma. These efforts continue to engender new initiatives and efforts in the intercultural, interconfessional, intercontinental, and interreligious dimensions of world Christianity. A New Day is a collection of essays in honor of Lamin Sanneh, one of the most adamant advocates and apostles of the radical change in the face of Christianity in the twenty-first century. The essays in this book by recognized scholars deal with issues, themes, and perspectives that are important for understanding Christianity as a world religious movement.

Details

Pages
XIV, 322
Year
2010
ISBN (Hardcover)
9781433104565
Language
English
Keywords
World Christianity Theology Christentum Internationalisierung Entkolonialisierung Interreligiöse Beziehung Interkulturalität Aufsatzsammlung Inter-Cultural Studies
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2010. XIV, 322 pp., num. ill.

Biographical notes

Akintunde E. Akinade (Volume editor)

The Editor: Akintunde E. Akinade serves on the Editorial Board of The Muslim World, The Living Pulpit, Religions, and The Journal of World Christianity. He also serves on the Committee for The Status of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession within the American Academy of Religion. He received his PhD in ecumenical theology at Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, and is now teaching theology at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar. He is the co-editor with Dale T. Irvin of The Agitated Mind of God: The Theology of Kosuke Koyama.

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