In Search of Foundations for African Catholicism

Charles Nyamiti's Theological Methodology
Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-90-04-11328-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 23, 326 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 748 g

Reihe: Studies in Christian Mission

This study deals with the interaction between neo-Thomism and African traditional thinking in Charles Nyamiti's theological methodology. The approach of the study is groundbreaking as it is the first monograph published on the theological method of any African theologian. The question about the position and relevance of Western philosophical-theological systems in a non-Western context also has a wider relevance concerning contextual theologies in general. Nyamiti's theology is a germane and a fruitful choice for the study of this issue because of his programmatic attempt to build a coherent African Roman Catholic theological system. His theology is also well-known for its strong African flavor in elaborating theological questions within the framework of orthodox Roman Catholic doctrine.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vähäkangas, Mika

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Katholizismus, Römisch-Katholische Kirche
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie

Über Autor(innen)

Mika Vähäkangas, Ph.D. (1998) in Theology, University of Helsinki, is a Lecturer in systematic theology at Makumira University College, Tanzania.