Simon Kouessan Degbe — новинки

The massive growth of Christianity in the global south has continued to engage scholars worldwide. In most scholarly works, this development which has been described as a shift in the center of gravity of world Christianity has been attributed to forces like culture, traditional religious aspirations, and myriads of other socioeconomic factors. But in this work, Dr Degbe clearly argues that at the root of the unprecedented and continues growth of Christianity in Africa is the Bible and its interpretation first and foremost. He challenges older views that ascribed the growth of Christianity in Africa to culture first by showing how the uses of Scripture comes first and the timeless role of Scripture as the interpreter, the judge, and the final arbiter of what continues and discontinues when the African switches from the traditional ways of life to that of the Bible. This is part of the new thinking in re-interpreting Christianity in Africa. It is 'a must-know fact' for all who are interested in what is happening in Africa and Christianity in Africa as a whole.

Dr. Degbe seeks to reaffirm how the timeless forces behind the Christianity of Southern peoples continue to exhibit characteristics of the dialogue and tension between their primal religious consciousness and the Bible. His argument is that even the very seed-bed of the whole Bible is primal – thus normative Yahwism and Christianity have in many ways expressed their primal essences under the guidance of special revelation. This, he believes, is why the scriptures are fundamentally cross-cultural. Reading this book would give you a mature and a deeper orientation on the ways of God in all things.

The history of the nations in oral traditions or literary works feature their glorious past, present opportunities and potentials as well as their numerous social and political conflicts and wars. In many parts of the world today the horrors of wars - genocides, ethnic cleansings, holocausts, rapes, maiming, displacement of peoples and the destruction of nations are still being experienced in many parts of the world. And quite clearly, world leaders, policy makers, continental bodies and world based organisations have failed in all their attempts to make the world free of wars and arms conflicts. The truth is that the very source and reasons for human wars continue to elude the world in spite of its civilization, sophistication and technological advancement. In this book Dr. Degbe has shown the source, reasons and the ultimate lessons of war for all humanity. Find out what the problems and purposes of war are in this book for your life and for humanity.