Abstract Our aims are to articulate some core philosophical positions characteristic of Traditional African Religion and argue that they merit consideration as monotheist rivals standard interpretations the Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition. In particular, we address topics how God’s nature is conceived, will meant bear on human decision making, where one continues exist upon death one’s body, ...

Mindfulness is increasingly implemented as a tool in mental health practice for coping and self-care. Some Christians worry that these practices might be conflict with their own tradition, while other Christian contexts are reclaiming the contemplative aspects of faith. Though clinicians not trained to teach on religious topics ethically must avoid pushing religion onto clients, conceptualizati...

At the world Mission conference in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1910, Africa was not represented. Afiica was not part of the Christendom and was thus not a key player in Christian missions. However, there had been major sustained missionary activities in Sub-Saharan Africa nearly a century earlier. Why did these activities not result in making Africa (at least) a minor player in world Christianity? W...

sity Church, Oxford. James Clarke & Co. 1949. 204 pp. 8s. 6d. Dr. Lee has attempted (as others have done before him) to effect an accommodation between Freudian theory and Christian doctrine. The task is formidable enough to daunt all but the most sanguine apologist ; and it would be as idle to pretend that Dr. Lee succeeds, as to deny that much of what he has written ought to be read, by Chris...

This paper was primarly concerned with the expansion of Protestantism and culture change among Gedeo people. It attempted to document coming branches Christianity their methods conversion Special emphasis is given examine impacts on traditional culture. The researcher employed qualitative paradigm; primary data were collected by formal informal interview, analysis, use oral tradition secondary ...

islam, christianity and judaism belong to the same family and are named semitic religions. regarding to this similarity, it is very important to survey the situation of christianity and the range of influence in the arabian peninsula in particular western part and hedjaz contemporaneous the rise of islam. this survey helps to more understanding of the events of early islam, particularly interac...

The oral biblical exegesis and transmission, or the unwritten tradition, represent pillars in circulation of texts ideas since very dawn Christianity, both orthodox heterodox circles. Namely, this vast topic encompasses concepts related to written sources spoken word, their interrelation, and, furthermore, symbolism ear, Logos, secret teachings (arcana). role impact transmission will be examine...

From 1998 to 2005, the once left-wing Protestant Dutch broadcasting company VPRO aired 26 episodes of The White Cowboy, including episode ‘De Kerkgangers’ (‘The Churchgoers’). In this article, author argues that is an excellent example contemporary reception 16th century reformation within Netherlands at turn millennium. Within secular context society, stereotypical world-avoidance and lack any...

When Christianity came to Australia, with the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, it came as the religion of the Europeans. After the new penal colony had survived the crises of the first few years, the British gradually extended their control over the whole continent. Thus they established in this country the dominance of European culture. In fact they were determined that this ‘new’ country w...