02647nam a2200409 a 4500 ebr10359097 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 070621s2007 ne sb 001 0 eng d 2007296947 9789004158047 (alk. paper) 9004158049 (alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)647841865 f------ BT109 .K65 2007eb 231/.044096 22 Kombo, James Henry Owino. The doctrine of God in African Christian thought [electronic resource] : the Holy Trinity, theological hermeneutics, and the African intellectual culture / by James Henry Owino Kombo. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007. xiii, 298 p. Studies in Reformed theology, 1571-4799 ; v. 14 Originally presented as the author's thesis (D. Th.)--University of Stellenbosch, 2000. Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-292) and indexes. Prologue -- pt. 1. The doctrine of the Trinity : the Bible and the Church Fathers. An analysis of the biblical roots of the doctrine of the Trinity -- The emergence of the doctrine of immanent Trinity -- pt. 2. Western theologies' responses to the doctrine of the Trinity. God as essence -- God as an absolute subject -- God as community in unity -- Issues in the Western reinterpretations -- pt. 3. The doctrine of God in African inculturation theology. The African conceptual framework -- The notion of God among the African peoples : the accounts of B. Idowu, J.S. Mbiti, and G.M. Setiloane -- Moving beyond the African notion of God: clearing ground for the doctrine of the Trinity -- pt. 4. From the African concepts of God to the doctrine of the Trinity. God as the 'Great Muntu' manifested by the Son and the Holy Spirit -- Fostering the view of God as the 'Great Muntu' manifested by the Son and the Holy Spirit. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Trinity History of doctrines. God History of doctrines. Theology, Doctrinal Africa. Christianity and other religions African. Africa Religion. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Studies in Reformed theology ; v. 14. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10359097 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 208867 208867