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Project title: Bible and Theology in Africa. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2000-
Responsible: Peter Lang Publishing, New York (Publisher), Knut Holter (General Editor).
Funding: various
Project description: The formidable church growth of sub-Saharan Africa throughout the 20th century is reflected in a wide range of attempts at contextualizing Christian theology and biblical interpretation in Africa. At a grass-roots level ordinary Christans express their faith and read the Bible in ways reflecting their daily situation. And at an academic level theologians and biblical scholars relate the historical traditions and sources of Christianity to the socio- and religio-cultural context of Africa. In response to this, the series Bible and Theology in Africa aims at making African theology and biblical interpretation its subject as well as object, as the concerns of African theologians and biblical interpreters will be voiced and critically analyzed. Both African and Western authors are encouraged to consider this series. Please contact the General Editor, Professor Knut Holter: knut.holter@mhs.no.