Faith, Spirituality, and Praxis

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Peter White is Associate Professor in the Department of Practical Theology and Missiology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. His research specialises in analysis into the complex relationship between religious practices, cultural dynamics, and socioeconomic development across the African continent.

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Faith, Spirituality, and Praxis: Exploring Dynamics in African Grassroot Theologies and Churches investigates topics such as black theology movements, African Initiated Churches, and the ecclesiologies that emerge from the experiences and struggles of African Christians.

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Theme I: Foundations and Evolution of African Theologies 1. Introduction - Faith, Spirituality, and Praxis: Dynamics in African Grassroots Theologies and Churches 2. Unraveling the Roots and Theological Evolution of African Initiated Churches 3. African Grassroots Ministry and Praxis: A Study of the Life and Contextual Ministry Approaches of Prophetess Agnes Amanye Okoh and the Christ Holy Church International 4. African Indigenous Methods for Christian Mission and Theology in Contemporary Africa 5. The Role of Water in the Gospel of John and its Echo in Prophetic Ministries in Africa: A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation 6. Nigeria's Neo-Pentecostals' Religious Creativity and Innovations Through the Lens of Indigenous Ontology in the Development of Grassroot Theologies 7. Faith and Spirituality as Knowing, Being and Doing in Nigerian Pentecostalism 8. Reconnoitering Sierra Leone Christians' Theological Perspective of na so God want: A Contextual Grassroots Interpretation of 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Theme II: Grassroots Praxis, Socio-Economic Impact and Social Justice 9. Grassroot Theological Praxis and Socio-economic Contributions: A Case of the Saviour Church of Ghana 10. Faith at the Frontiers of Poverty: A Study of the Grassroots Praxis of United Church of Christ Communities in South Eastern Zimbabwe 11. Protest Theology: A Hope to Fight Injustices in Zimbabwe's Socio-Political Context Theme III: Spirituality, Healing, and Music 12. '*Iyi na wdze fr sunsum': Spiritism and Musical Healing in the Twelve Apostles Church in Ghana 13. Grassroots Theologies: Exploring Theological Themes in Selected Ghanaian Secular Music *Theme IV: Theological Identity and Cultural Integration 14. Bethel: Constructing African Christian Theologies and Identities in the Diaspora 15. The Integration of The African Philosophy of Ubuntu Into John Wesley's Theology of Social Holiness in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA): A Black African Perspective Theme V: Theological Shifts, Comparative and Interfaith Studies 16. From Reformed Roots to Charismatic Renewal: An Exploration of the Shift in Theology and Spirituality in the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia 17. Unity of God Amidst Diversity: Navigating Sangomaism in South Africa's Multireligious Tapestry 18. Divine Interfaces: A Comparative Study of the Concept of God in Christian and Traditional Mende and Temne Beliefs in Sierra Leone