Genuinely Ghanaian
Subtitle: a postcolonial history of the Methodist Church, Ghana, 1961-2000
By: by Casely B. Essamuah ; with a foreword by the Robert K. Aboagye-Mensah.
Publisher: Africa World Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Trenton, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Methodist Church -- Ghana -- History -- 20th century
Description: Genuinely Ghanaian is the fascinating history of the Methodist Church Ghana, from the time of its autonomy, 1961, to the year 2000. This book shows how missiological issues of contextualization and outreach have shaped the history of the Methodist Church Ghana since the independence of Ghana from colonial rule. Ghanaians have accepted Methodism on their own terms and have reworked it to fit their needs. The Methodist Church Ghana has its roots in a Bible study group of Ghanaians, formed in 1835. Aided by British Methodist missionaries, the group developed over the next 130 years, until, in 1961, it gained autonomy from the British Methodist Conference. Central elements in the contextualization of this church include Ghanaian identity Akan culture, and Methodist missionary theology. This book examines the evolution and consolidation of Methodism in Ghana from 1961 to 2000, highlighting in particular the contributions of the Fante people.