Theology and society in context
Subtitle: a theologist's reflections on selected topics
By: Emanuel Asante ; foreword by Kwame Gyekye ; introduction by Mercy Amba Oduyoye
Contributors: Gyekye, Kwame, writer of foreword; Oduyoye, Mercy Amba
Publisher: SonLife Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Accra, Ghana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9789988858605
Subjects: Christianity and culture; Christianity and politics; Church and state
Description: "A compilation of professor Asante's articles, sermons and reflections on some of the many issues related to the interconnections between theology and national life ... He brings one to the hard conclusion that, the Christian's life and his theology cannot be separate from his life as an individual at the workplace, in church, ministry and even in politics."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-159).
Table of contents: title: Ministry; title: Holistic ministry and development --; title: Our collective service to God and secular profession --; title: The church and tolerance -- -- Christianity & Culture; title: Death and funeral celebration among Akans: reflection on Christianity and culture --; title: Interpreting and articulating the faith: lessons from early Christian history for Africa today -- -- Politics; title: Religion, politics and national peace --; title: Biblical perspective on justice in a nation building --; title: The media and socio-political issues: ethical and theological reflection on the Ghanaian political process --; title: Democratic governance and morality: the case of Ghana --; title: Corruption: a theological and ethical reflection --; title: Poverty: a challenge to the Christian faith --; title: The church and economics: the case of Ghana -- -- Miscellaneous; title: Mainstreaming HIV or AIDS in theological education --; title: Christian theology and science ---- General concluding remarks.