African church fathers - ancient and modern : a reading of Origen and John S. Mbiti /

This critical and close reading of two African theologians, Origen (185 - 254) and Mbiti (1931 - 2019), focuses on the following areas: philosophy (African philosophy and religion and Platonic cosmology), ecclesiology and eschatology; a parallel presentation of these three themes leads to a fourth t...

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Main Author: Engdahl, Hans S. A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Stellenbosch : UWC Press, 2020.
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