{"title":"World Religion \u0026 Interfaith - African Studies","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"black-theology-volume-1","title":"Black Theology: A Documentary History: 1966-1979","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"ppd.ppd-center.35\" data-csa-c-cs-type=\"DYNAMIC\" data-csa-c-id=\"7s3y2s-ukvqt5-bwn2a6-89zb8x\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"140\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eBLACK THEOLOGY: A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eVolume I: 1966-1979\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eJames H. Cone and Gayraud S. Wilmore, editors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"Black theology comes of age in this work.\" —C. Eric Lincoln\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1979, this is the classic sourcebook for the emergence of Black theology in the United States. Born out of the Civil Rights Movement and the emerging demand for Black Power, Black theology relates the Gospel to the African-American experience of oppression and the struggle for liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume, based on the original, has been substantially streamlined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew introductions, many additional essays and documents, and a revised bibliography have been added. As the editors write, \"We believe that the content of these two volumes will help pastors and lay people, students and teachers, to catch the spirit of the [Black theology] movement and, if God so wills, take it into the twenty-first century with courage and hope.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I\u003c\/strong\u003e: Black Power and Black Theology \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II\u003c\/strong\u003e: Foundational Voices Before 1980\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III\u003c\/strong\u003e: Black Theology and the Bible Part IV: Black Theology and the Black Church Part V: Black Theology and Black Women\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart VI\u003c\/strong\u003e: Black Theology and Third World Theologies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames H. Cone\u003c\/strong\u003e (1938-2018) was the Bill and Judith Moyers Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary, NYC. His books include A Black Theology of Liberation, Martin \u0026amp; Malcolm \u0026amp; America, The Spirituals and the Blues, God of the Oppressed, For My People, My Soul Looks Back, The Cross and the Lynching Tree (Winner of the Grawemeyer Award in Religion), and Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody: The Making of a Black Theologian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGayraud S. Wilmore\u003c\/strong\u003e (1921-2020) was dean of the MDiv Program and professor of Afro-American Studies, New York Theological Seminary, and taught at United Theological Seminary, Dayton, OH, as well as the interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, GA. His books include the classic Black Religion and Black Radicalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover by McDavid Henderson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 978-0-88344-853-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"ppd.ppd-center.36\" data-csa-c-cs-type=\"DYNAMIC\" data-csa-c-id=\"ezt3wi-ada78e-ib0y1m-tw5wip\" data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"edpIngress_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"edpIngress\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"ppd.ppd-center.37\" data-csa-c-cs-type=\"DYNAMIC\" data-csa-c-id=\"bwgzyb-28ptgv-dsz0o6-mkllbk\" data-cel-widget=\"edpIngress_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23982344044608,"sku":"978-0-88344-853-3","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/Black_Theo_Vol_1_2018.jpg?v=1747248000"},{"product_id":"christianity-in-africa","title":"Christianity in Africa","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(46, 97, 131);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background: white;\"\u003e\"What Luther and Calvin are for evangelical Christians globally, Kwame Bediako is for many African evangelicals. From his dramatic conversion in 1970 to his death in 2008, Bediako was the primary architect of and inspiration for theological work that grappled with the realities of African culture.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e—Bruce Barron, Christianity Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(46, 97, 131);\"\u003e\"Lucidly written.\"\u003cem\u003e--Religious Studies Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristianity’s center of gravity has shifted in the modern world from the continents of the North to the global South, with Africa playing a significant role in the resurgence of the faith. Here, Kwame Bediako is the first to examine this global transformation from an African perspective, offering a unique and compelling survey of the new role African Christianity is playing today. He examines the intellectual legacy of Edward Wilmot Blyden, the “Black Spokesman” who questioned the suitability of Western Christianity to Africa; discusses the Afrikania Moment of the twentieth century; explores the prospects of the modern African experience in the future shape of Christian theological discourse and in Christianity’s continuing social and cultural impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKwame Bediako\u003c\/strong\u003e (1945-2008), a native of Ghana, was trained as a patrologist and historian. He served as rector of the Akrofi-Christaller Institute for Theology, Mission and Culture in Akropong, Ghana, and was a pioneer in the exploration and advancement of African Christianity. 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Oduyoye illustrates how myths and folk tales help socialize young women, and how they are alienated from positions of power. -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #2977ce;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003eDaughters of Anowa provides an analysis of the lives of African women today from an African woman's own perspective. It is a study of the influence of culture and religion - particularly of traditional African cultures and Christianity - on African women's lives. Mercy Amba Oduyoye illustrates how myths, proverbs, and folk tales (called \"folktalk\") operate in the socialization of young women, working to preserve the norms of the community. Daughters of Anowa reveals how global patriarchy manifests itself in these social structures, in both patrilineal and matrilineal communities. Organized as a narrative in three cycles, Daughters of Anowa demonstrates how folktalk alienates women from power, discourages individuality and encourages conformity. It also considers the possibilities for the future. Oduyoye posits that change will come about only when the daughters of Anowa (the mythic representative of Africa itself) confront the realities of culture and religion in perpetuating patriarchal oppression and work to realize the goal of a new woman in a new Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-extend-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMercy Amba Oduyoye\u003c\/strong\u003e has served as deputy general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Geneva.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-extend-content a-expander-content-expanded\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23982448902208,"sku":"978-0-88344-999-8","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Daughters-of-Anowa.jpg?v=1747248014"},{"product_id":"faces-of-jesus-in-africa","title":"Faces of Jesus in Africa","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-id=\"ou4w1k-n938in-efzx4z-tl63ty\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"140\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheological and missions worlds have long known the need to radically reinterpret christology for cultural realms not formed by Israelite and Western religious and cultural traditions. 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Eric Lincoln.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA classic of black theology which explores it's roots and History in church and society.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames H. Cone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1938-2018) was the Bill and Judith Moyers Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary. His books include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Black Theology of Liberation, Martin \u0026amp; Malcolm \u0026amp; America: A Dream or a Nightmare,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cross and the Lynching Tree,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewinner of the 2018 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. 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When examining Christianity in Africa other studies focus mainly on the organization of the missionary effort in Europe and America, seeing the rise of African Christianity as a direct consequence of external developments. Still others view Christianity as chiefly the unwitting begetter of nationalist reaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn contrast to both of these approaches Dr. Sanneh analyzed the Christian religious theme by linking it to local religious responses and attitudes. He pays particular attention to the adaptation of religion in African societies and to parallels and exigencies in local traditions, with the Western missionary theme considered in the light of indigenous initiatives. 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Bediako puts flesh on the idea that Christianity is today “lived in local languages long before it is translated into English and French.” Students and teachers of mission as well as those working in the field will find this an invaluable introduction to understanding Christianity as lived by countless Africans in a high stakes search for liberation and peace.  \u003cem\u003eJesus and the Gospel in Africa\u003c\/em\u003e offers astute insight into the Christ of present-day African history and the Jesus of African faith. Bediako shows how intimately bound are the message of Jesus and the struggle for African democracy. Presents an excellent introduction to understanding Christianity as lived by countless Africans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKwame Bediako\u003c\/strong\u003e (1945-2008), a native of Ghana, was trained as a patrologist and historian. 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He serves on the board of directors of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheological Studies\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand the editorial board o\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarraige, Families, \u0026amp; Spirituality. \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA member of the board of directors of Georgetown University, Dean Orobator is author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheology Brewed in an African Pot\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eReligion and Faith in Africa: Confessions of an Animist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebased on Duffy Lectures he delivered at Boston College, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pope and the Pandemic: Lessons in Leadership in a Time of Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e, a Catholic Media Association award winner. 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