St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology (Apr 2023)
Theology in Africa
Abstract
This article provides a broad overview of key issues that have animated theology in Africa. It thinks of theology in Africa as African Christian theology and engages the key issues from a historical and continental perspective. It shows how Christian theology in Africa has engaged key issues such as martyrdom, missions, culture, politics, sex and gender, and the place of the Bible in theology. It demonstrates that contemporary theology in Africa may also be understood as including theology in the African diaspora. In fact, theology in Africa has been stamped with global theological, political, and cultural dynamics, and so it may also be understood as a global theology.
