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Seeing Witchcraft, Bernhard Udelhoven Dec 2017

Seeing Witchcraft, Bernhard Udelhoven

Journal of Global Catholicism

When Christians in Zambia struggle with witchcraft, they also struggle with African cultural and religious concepts that deal with life’s ambiguities and that require discernment. It is not by working against the cultural and religious heritage, but by working with it, as far as possible, that the pastor can identify the broken relationships towards which many witchcraft discourses point. However, before we place the concepts of witchcraft into the realm of superstition (as are the trends of mission Christianity) or the demonic (as are the trends of charismatic Christianity), the Church has the duty to look at the concepts, stay …


Allocutio: Articulating The Task For The Future Of African Catholicism, Mary Sylvia Nwachukwu Dec 2017

Allocutio: Articulating The Task For The Future Of African Catholicism, Mary Sylvia Nwachukwu

Journal of Global Catholicism

This essay charts how Catholicism can become more indigenously African and respond better to African needs and concerns.


Learning Religion In The Presence Of The Other: Mission And Dialogue In World Catholicism, Matthias Scharer Dec 2017

Learning Religion In The Presence Of The Other: Mission And Dialogue In World Catholicism, Matthias Scharer

Journal of Global Catholicism

Based on selected texts of the Second Vatican Council and related to the process of the Council and Church experiences thereafter, this article offers a brief insight into the theological method known as communicative theology (CT). One of the factors most challenging to mission and dialogue in world Catholicism is the perpetual presence of the “other” as a stranger. This learning religion in the presence of the “other” is not the exception; this article argues that it is, in fact, very typical of mission and dialogue in Africa as well as in Europe


The Ecclesiology Of Pope Francis And The Future Of The Church In Africa, Bradford E. Hinze Dec 2017

The Ecclesiology Of Pope Francis And The Future Of The Church In Africa, Bradford E. Hinze

Journal of Global Catholicism

A consideration of the future of African Catholicism in light of the ecclesiology of Pope Francis. The article explores how themes in Francis's ecclesiology work together to challenge centralization, clericalism, and triumphalism in the church by promoting practices of synodality and how these elements support the church’s mission to work against forms of colonialism, neo-colonialism, and the most fundamental matrix of colonial power by advancing radical democracy in society


Editor's Introduction, Mathew Schmalz Dec 2017

Editor's Introduction, Mathew Schmalz

Journal of Global Catholicism

An overview of African Catholicism. Part Two: Retrospect and Prospect, third issue of the Journal of Global Catholicism. A summary of the work of Bradford Hinze, Mary Gloria Njoku, Matthias Scharer, Mary Sylvia Nwachukwu, and Bernhard Udelhoven. Among the topics considered: African ecclesiology, African wellness and quality of life in Africa, interreligious dialogue in Africa, African Biblical scholarship, witchcraft and the Catholic Church.


Untidy Endings And Unseen Redemption: The Story Of Michal For Today, Lauren Calvin Cooke Dec 2017

Untidy Endings And Unseen Redemption: The Story Of Michal For Today, Lauren Calvin Cooke

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Economy Of The Cross, Spencer Bogle Dec 2017

Economy Of The Cross, Spencer Bogle

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Biblical Models For Gender Language In Worship, Jeff Miller Dec 2017

Biblical Models For Gender Language In Worship, Jeff Miller

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Race And The Great American Myths, Richard T. Hughes Dec 2017

Race And The Great American Myths, Richard T. Hughes

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Lost In Wonder, Love & Praise: Churches Of Christ & The Sacrament Of Singing, Darryl Tippens Dec 2017

Lost In Wonder, Love & Praise: Churches Of Christ & The Sacrament Of Singing, Darryl Tippens

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Oil And Water--And Mud (John 9.1-15; James 5.13-15), Leonard Allen Dec 2017

Oil And Water--And Mud (John 9.1-15; James 5.13-15), Leonard Allen

Leaven

No abstract provided.


The Scholar And The Bible, David Lertis Matson Dec 2017

The Scholar And The Bible, David Lertis Matson

Leaven

No abstract provided.


The Nature And Purpose Of Leaven, Paul Watson, Kay Watson Dec 2017

The Nature And Purpose Of Leaven, Paul Watson, Kay Watson

Leaven

No abstract provided.


The Surprising News And Its Practicality, Mark Love Dec 2017

The Surprising News And Its Practicality, Mark Love

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Editor's Notes, Stuart Love, D'Esta Love Dec 2017

Editor's Notes, Stuart Love, D'Esta Love

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Why Am I Eating At Jesus' Table?, Anna Crowder Dec 2017

Why Am I Eating At Jesus' Table?, Anna Crowder

Leaven

No abstract provided.


An Open Door: A Communion Meditation, Lee Crowder Dec 2017

An Open Door: A Communion Meditation, Lee Crowder

Leaven

No abstract provided.


What Shall Prevent Me? Even Me. . .From Full Participation In The Kingdom, Claire Davidson Frederick Dec 2017

What Shall Prevent Me? Even Me. . .From Full Participation In The Kingdom, Claire Davidson Frederick

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Finding Their Voices--A Rhetorical Reflection, Gary S. Selby Dec 2017

Finding Their Voices--A Rhetorical Reflection, Gary S. Selby

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Women And Order In The Household Of God, Richard T. Hughes Dec 2017

Women And Order In The Household Of God, Richard T. Hughes

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Out Of The Frying Pan Into The Fire, Josh Love Dec 2017

Out Of The Frying Pan Into The Fire, Josh Love

Leaven

No abstract provided.


All People (And All Things) Made New, Lee Smith Dec 2017

All People (And All Things) Made New, Lee Smith

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Intentional Diversity In The Church Of The Nativity, Don Mclaughlin Dec 2017

Intentional Diversity In The Church Of The Nativity, Don Mclaughlin

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Cruciformed: In The University, Robert M. Randolph Dec 2017

Cruciformed: In The University, Robert M. Randolph

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Cruciform Communication As Transformative Truth-Seeking, Lauren Smelser White Dec 2017

Cruciform Communication As Transformative Truth-Seeking, Lauren Smelser White

Leaven

No abstract provided.


A Cruciform Template For Unity In Ephesians 2.11-22, Jason W. Locke Dec 2017

A Cruciform Template For Unity In Ephesians 2.11-22, Jason W. Locke

Leaven

No abstract provided.


The Cruciform Church: Twenty-Five Years Later, Leonard Allen Dec 2017

The Cruciform Church: Twenty-Five Years Later, Leonard Allen

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Editor's Notes Dec 2017

Editor's Notes

Leaven

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents Dec 2017

Table Of Contents

Leaven

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Table Of Contents Dec 2017

Table Of Contents

Leaven

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