In Ghana today, many people who suffer from a variety of human ills wander from one pastor to another in search of a spiritual cure. Because of the way cultural beliefs about the spiritual world have interwoven with their Christian faith, many Ghanaian Christians live in bondage to their fears of evil spiritual powers, seeing Jesus as a superior power to use against these malevolent spiritual forces.In For Freedom or Bondage? Esther Acolatse argues that Christian pastoral practices in many African churches include too much influence from African traditional religions. She examines Ghana Independent Charismatic churches as a case study, offering theological and psychological analysis of current pastoral care practices through the lenses of Barth and Jung. Facilitating a three-strand conversation between African traditional religion, Barthian theology, and Jungian analytical psychology, Acolatse interrogates problematic cultural narratives and offers a more nuanced approach to pastoral care.
Esther E. Acolatse
For Freedom or Bondage? [EPUB ebook]
A Critique of African Pastoral Practices
For Freedom or Bondage? [EPUB ebook]
A Critique of African Pastoral Practices
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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781467440271 ● Maison d’édition Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. ● Publié 2014 ● Téléchargeable 3 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 5896327 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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