The african experience of Jesus

The article explores the µAfrican experience of Jesus in an objective and subjective sense. Under the rubrics of missionary, biblical, and independant experience, how Africans have experiences Jesus centers on the question whether and how Jesus can be said to have moved from being a stranger or gues...

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Author:Michael L. Cook
Published: S.n., s.l., 2009
Volume:70
Pages:668-692
Language:English
Periodical:Theological Studies
Number:3
ISSN:0040-5639
Format:Article
Topic:- Biography > Background > Northern Africa > Church, Liturgy, African Monachism > Christian Africa > >
Status:Active
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Summary:The article explores the µAfrican experience of Jesus in an objective and subjective sense. Under the rubrics of missionary, biblical, and independant experience, how Africans have experiences Jesus centers on the question whether and how Jesus can be said to have moved from being a stranger or guest to being kin and finally host. How Jesus has experienced Africa is a matter of the "paschal imagination" perceived as the re-creation and transformation of humanlife, the esthetic celebration of life, and the need for a socially responsible church.