Under the Palaver Tree: Doing African Ecclesiology in the Spirit of Vatican II—the Contributions of Elochukwu E. Uzukwu
Stan Chu Ilo · Caroline N. Mbonu
May 2023 · African Christian Studies Series Book 21 · Wipf and Stock Publishers
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Doing theology Under the Palaver Tree, in honor of one of Africa's foremost theologians, Elochukwu E. Uzukwu, is a momentous undertaking, which draws from the diverse African continent, her various peoples and rich natural resources. A down-to-earth God-talk that evokes the reign of God among us, the book is a theological treasure trove. The quality, depth, and range of the conversation partners in this volume represent a high-water mark of the best scholarship in Africa today on ecclesiology and the future of the African church and the world church. The authors, through dialoguing with multidisciplinary dimensions of theological thoughts, offer new language with which to engage foundational issues in theology, liturgical practices, communion and community, leadership and charism, the relationship between the local and universal church, and social engagement and cultural questions as well. In exploring the depth of this tome, with its methodological approaches in interpreting, understanding, and evaluating the changing faces of Christianity, scholars and theologians will be challenged to reflect on some of the most pressing current questions and issues facing the church in Africa and the world, in rebirthing the image of the people of God, and a synodal church under the iconic and symbolic African palaver tree.
About the author
Stan Chu Ilo is a research professor of world Christianity and African studies at the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. He is also the coordinator of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network and the editor of the Handbook of African Catholicism (2022).
Caroline N. Mbonu, a handmaid of the Holy Child Jesus, is professor of New Testament at University of Port Harcourt and head at the Department of Religious and Cultural Studies. She is author of Handmaid: The Power of Names in Theology and Society (2010).
Caroline N. Mbonu, a handmaid of the Holy Child Jesus, is professor of New Testament at University of Port Harcourt and head at the Department of Religious and Cultural Studies. She is author of Handmaid: The Power of Names in Theology and Society (2010).
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