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Book SynopsisIn African Theology, Philosophy, and Religions: Celebrating John Samuel Mbiti’s Contribution, contributors explore John Samuel Mbiti’s contributions to African scholarship and demonstrate how he broke through the western glass ceiling of scholarship and made African-informed and African-shaped scholarship a reality. Contributors examine the far-reaching implications of Mbiti’s scholarship, arguing that he shifted the contemporary African Christian landscape and informed global expressions of Christianity. African Theology, Philosophy, and Religions analyzes Mbiti’s scholarship and shows that his theories are malleable and fluid, allowing a new generation of scholars to reinterpret, reconstruct, and further develop his theories. This collection brings together contributors from a wide range of disciplines to study John Samuel Mbiti as the father of contemporary African theology and grapple with questions Africans face in the twenty-first century.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Stirring the Celebratory Ritual Fire
Chammah J. Kaunda and Julius M. Gathogo
Part One: John Samuel Mbiti and African Theology and Philosophy
Chapter One: African Theology
Humphrey M. Waweru
Chapter Two: African Theology
Julius Gathogo
Chapter Three: African Women Theologies
Loreen Maseno
Chapter Four: African Patriotism
Julius Gathogo
Chapter Five: African Philosophy
Bernard Matolino
Chapter Six: African Concept of Time
Chammah J. Kaunda
Part Two: John Samuel Mbiti and Contemporary Issues in Africa
Chapter Seven: Marriage Negotiations
Elizabeth Motswapong and Kediemetse Machinya
Chapter Eight: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)
Sokfa F. John
Chapter Nine: Sustainable Development
Odomaro Mubangizi
Chapter Ten: Peace and Security
Evelyn N. Mayanja
Chapter Eleven: International Relations and Identity
Andrew David Omona
Chapter Twelve: Migration and Identity
Martin Munyao
Chapter Thirteen: Climate Change and Insecurities
Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye
Part Three: John Samuel Mbiti and African Religions in Twenty-First Century
Chapter Fourteen: The ‘Living-Dead’
Felix K. Esoh
Chapter Fifteen: African Cultural History of Libation
Felix K. Esoh and Chammah J. Kaunda
Chapter Sixteen: Chapter African Religions as ‘World Religions’
Willy L. Mafuta and Chammah J. Kaunda
Chapter Seventeen: African Initiated Churches (AICs)
James Tiburcio
Chapter Eighteen: Challenges and Prospects for African Religions
Sibusiso Masondo
