African spirituality set in a context of Batswana Christians
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Authors
Segami, Tom Mogorogi
Issue Date
2008-11
Type
Thesis
Language
en
Keywords
Christian Spirituality , African Spirituality , Cross-cultural communication , African traditional , Tswana traditional religion , African Christology , African theology , Contextualisation , Ancestors , Supreme Being , Christian Spirituality , Incarnation
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Abstract
In transmitting the Gospel, Western missionaries passed on their portrayal of Christ as a European. Conversion to Christianity was aimed more at promoting Western cultural, moral and spiritual issues. Western culture has thus been an obstacle or hindrance to effective cross-cultural communication of the Christian message. Batswana believers are challenged to peel the Western cultural layers off Christianity, in order to reclaim Christ. Batswana Christians will have to dress Christianity in the Tswana cultural heritage if it is to be of any lasting significance to them. Christian spirituality is centred on Jesus Christ, in the worldview of all Christians. Jesus joins faith and culture together. If Christianity is truly universal, then every culture should surrender to Jesus Christ and not to any other culture. Jesus’ question “who do you say that I am?” (Mk 8: 29), challenges Batswana Christians to write their own fifth Gospel.
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Citation
Segami, Tom Mogorogi (2008) African spirituality set in a context of Batswana Christians, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3174>