Being a Christian in Igbo Land
Eze Ikechukwu
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Eze Ikechukwu, Being a Christian in Igbo Land (2013), Logos Verlag, Berlin, ISBN: 9783832589578
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Beschreibung / Abstract
It is not always a comfortable position to question the position of a good majority. However, it is known that the majority can sometimes be wrong or see things differently. It takes courage and a particularly critical mind to question the depth of the Christian Faith in a land seen as the future of Christianity in Africa. As a Priest with some pastoral experience both in Africa and in Europe, the Author is at home with the subject matter in this book. He accepts the fact of the growing numbers in the churches but questions the depth of conviction in the face of the problems arising from the clash of values between Christian Faith and Igbo Traditional Religion. He maintains that, if God saw enough reasons to create men differently and revealed himself differently to them, he - God accepts that men have different understandings of his relationship with them and that they may relate with him using what is available to them - their Culture and Tradition.
Eze Ikechukwu is a native of Nsukka in Enugu State -Nigeria. He was born in 1962. He holds Bachelor's degree in Philosophy âB. Phil (1985), a Bachelor's degree in Theology Bd. (1989). He was ordained a catholic Priest in August 1989 and has worked in many parishes in both Enugu and Nsukka Dioceses. He has a deep love for music and sports. 1998 saw him in Innsbruck - Austria where he did a master's program in Dogmatic and Ecumenical Theology (Mag. theol. (2001). In 2005 he obtained a doctorate degree in Pastoral Theology (Mag. Dr. theol.) from Leopold Franzes University Innsbruck Austria. Prior Eze is currently the superior of Our Lady of Mount Carmel's Parish, Niedergesteln in Switzerland.
Eze Ikechukwu is a native of Nsukka in Enugu State -Nigeria. He was born in 1962. He holds Bachelor's degree in Philosophy âB. Phil (1985), a Bachelor's degree in Theology Bd. (1989). He was ordained a catholic Priest in August 1989 and has worked in many parishes in both Enugu and Nsukka Dioceses. He has a deep love for music and sports. 1998 saw him in Innsbruck - Austria where he did a master's program in Dogmatic and Ecumenical Theology (Mag. theol. (2001). In 2005 he obtained a doctorate degree in Pastoral Theology (Mag. Dr. theol.) from Leopold Franzes University Innsbruck Austria. Prior Eze is currently the superior of Our Lady of Mount Carmel's Parish, Niedergesteln in Switzerland.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- BEGINN
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- FORWARD
- INTRODUCTION
- 0.1 METHOD OF INVESTIGATION
- 0.2 Background
- CHAPTER 1 THE REALITY OF ALREADY EXISTING STRUCTURES IN IGBO LAND
- 1.1 The Igbo People of Nigeria: A brief historical setting
- 1.2 The Religious Tradition of the Igbo People
- 1.3 Specifics of Igbo Traditional Religion
- 1.3 Present day Nigeria
- 1.5 Summary
- CHAPTER 2 MISSIONARY ACTIVITY IN IGBOLAND
- 2.1 Catholicism in North Africa – a case in point
- 2.2 Milestones in the Advent of Catholicism in Igboland
- 2.3 The Early Days of concrete Mission Activity in Igbo land
- 2.4 The spread of Catholicism in Igboland
- 2.5 Catholic Missionaries in Igboland – Successes and Failures
- 2.6 The Premature Departure of the Missionaries and its Consequences
- 2.7 An Evaluation of Missionary Activity in Igboland
- 2.8 Striking a Balance
- CHAPTER 3 PRACTICE OF CHRISTIANITY-GUIDELINES
- 3.1 On being a Christian – A definition
- 3.2 Visible Signs of a viable Christianity
- 3.3 Illusions and Hidden signs of superficial Christian Faith
- 3.4 Summary
- CHAPTER 4 THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH
- 4.1 Essential characters of mission
- 4.2 Mission in Ecclesia in Africa
- 4.3 Mission in the Documents of the Nigerian Bishops
- 4.4 Theological Foundation of Mission
- 4.5 Summary
- CHAPTER 5 A NEW VISION OF MISSION OF THE CHURCH FOR THE IGBO
- 5.1 Mission requires a holistic Liberation Theology
- 5.2 Mission as Reconciliation
- 5.3 Mission and Option for the Poor
- 5.4 Mission as a Call to Conversion - A second Approach to the Essence of Christianity
- 5.5 Mission as Dialogue with other Faith Convictions and Cultures
- 5.6 Summary
- CHAPTER 6 INCULTURATION: A VITAL QUESTION OF THE CHURCH
- 6.1 Aspects of Inculturation
- 6.2 The Challenge to Inculturate
- 6.3 Concrete Manifestations of a loss of Raw-materials for Inculturation and the Conflict of Religious Convictions in Igboland
- 6.4 The Background of the Pastoral Problem
- 6.5 Inculturation in Igboland: A step forward
- 6.6 Principles and sources of Inculturation
- 6.7 Building a Theology of Culture as an underlining Principle for Inculturation
- 6.8 What is Culture?
- 6.9 Summary
- CHAPTER 7 AN URGENT NEED FOR A NEW-EVANGELIZATION
- 7.1 No Re-evangelization
- 7.2 The Background of New Evangelization in Nigeria
- 7.3 Method and Tools of New Evangelization
- 7.4 Summary
- CHAPTER 8 RECAPITULATION AND CONCLUSION
- 8.1 Recapitulation
- 8.2 Conclusion
- APPENDIXES AND DIAGRAMS
- BIBLIOGRAPHY