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Christian Theology in African Context: Essential Writings of Eshetu Abate

by Samuel Yonas Deressa

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Lutheran University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 0.6 cm

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This book is a collection of Rev. Dr. Eshetu Abate's essays originally published in different books and journals. The significance of the essays for churches in Ethiopia and beyond can be described in two ways. First, they were written during the last period of the Socialist government of Ethiopia and the first decade of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (between 1990 and 2002). This time signifies the years in which Ethiopia was going through social, economic, political, and religious changes. Eshetu, as a prominent theologian and pastor, reflects on issues that the Ethiopian communities faced during those periods. Second, Eshetu is one among few Ethiopian theologians who have initiated the conversation about Christian theology from an African perspective. He understood his own context, which included the crucial, existential issues that African Christians were facing, to be the legitimate context out of which Christian theology should emerge. He did so without compromising the centered-ness and uniqueness of Christ. Eshetu was a theological thinker, pastor, and a leader of considerable reputation. Through his lectures and writings, he has contributed to the development of theology in an African con-text. In his leadership and life testimony; he was able to influence his students, who later became leaders in different churches and organizations throughout the world. Eshetu died of cancer on December 28, 2011, in California.
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  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Lutheran University Press

  • Published

    May 2015

  • Weight

    137g

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 0.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9781942304098

  • ISBN-10

    1942304099

  • Eden Code

    5217797

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