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Africa religiosity and Africa development : understanding Africa traditional religion and its effects on Africa development
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Title
Africa religiosity and Africa development : understanding Africa traditional religion and its effects on Africa development / Christopher Ampadu.
ISBN
9789988885564
9988885563
Publication
Accra, Ghana : SonLife Ghana Limited, [2019]
Copyright Notice Date
©2019
Physical Description
xi, 259 pages ; 21 cm
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 17, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-259).
Contents
Introduction
African traditional religion
Why religion?
Nature of Africa traditional religion
Core belief systems of Africa traditional religion
Witches and witchcraft
Concept of sin
Community life in Africa
Culture and traditional African view
Wholism in ATR
Relevance of African traditional religion
Effects or disadvantages of ATR on Africans
Summary : Africans' approach to God
African traditional beliefs versus Christianity
Ideas have consequences
The church and evil powers
Africa cultural heritage and Christianity
Relationship among ATR, African worldview/mental frame and development
Hope of Africa: the church
Impact of ATR on African communities and nations
The role of the church in the development of nations
Samaritan strategy/harvest model
The church on the move, where is it going?
Reaching the African traditionalist with the Gospel : evangelism
Evangelism : definitions
Conclusion : challenges to the church .
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