Presenting the story of the gospel from an Ubuntu Pentecostal perspective

Abstract

Several theologians have discussed and articulated the presence and role of Africa and Africans in the Bible. Oden how Africa shaped the Christian mind. Furthermore, the presence of Africans in the Bible accentuates their spirituality and resonates with Anderson’s missional lens of contextualised evangelism. This article contributes to the work of these theologians in two ways. Firstly, it explores the geographical and religious backgrounds of one of the leaders in the Antiochian church, Lucius of Cyrene, and connects him to Africa, Africans and Anderson’s missional lens of contextualised evangelism. Secondly, based on the influence of Pentecostalism on the continent, it then applies that connection and contextualisation, through the African praxis of oral tradition and storytelling, to narrate an Ubuntu Pentecostal story of the gospel to an audience influenced by the Ubuntu worldview. This article applies a combination of literature study, social constructivism, an Ubuntu perspective and storytelling.

Keywords

• akebu-lan
• cyrene
• bible
• africa
• cush (ethiopia)
• ubuntu
• gospels