Theologies of Contemporary African Christianity

This course offers an in-depth exploration of key theological ideas, concepts, and models that characterize contemporary African Christianity and are foundational to the field of African (Christian) theology. Students will engage African theologians who have explored seminal theological issues such as an interface between African indigenous religions and Christianity, the relationship between grassroots theologies and peer-driven academic theologies, theological sources, gospel-culture relations vis-à-vis women's experience and oppressive societal structures, and christological models. The course encourages robust reflections on contextual theologizing and the contribution of African Christianity to the phenomenon of world Christianity.