African Theology as Liberating Wisdom

Abstract

e-book) 1. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana--Doctrines. 2. Theology--Africa. I. Title. II. Series: Studies in systematic theology (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 12. BX8063.B55P65 2013 284.16883--dc23 2012047529This publication has been typeset in the multilingual "Brill" typeface. With over 5,100 characters covering Latin, IPA, Greek, and Cyrillic, this typeface is especially suitable for use in the humanities. For more information, please see www.brill.com/brill-typeface.

Ecumenical Missiology

“…Kalaharian pastor Nelson Lekutlane simplifies the reasoning behind this twofold liberation by stating that one cannot pray to God through other people's eyes and their contexts; rather, one needs to engage with God through one's own mind, heart, and context by undoing all alienation. 21 Contextual theologies, like liberation theologies, soon became an attraction for many scholars of mission. 22 For the sake of past missionaries, one needs to note that even in the colonial era, some were keen to research Indigenous cultures and practised dialogue long before anthropologies existed.…”