02647nam a2200409 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003100112020002800143040002100171035002100192043001200213050002300225082002000248100003000268245019100298260003800489300001700527490005400544500009200598504006800690505092500758533015201683650003501835650003101870650003301901650004701934651002201981655002902003710001702032830004302049856012602092999001902218ebr10359097CaPaEBRm u cr cn|||||||||070621s2007 ne sb 001 0 eng d z 2007296947 z9789004158047 (alk. paper) z9004158049 (alk. paper) aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR a(OCoLC)647841865 af------14aBT109b.K65 2007eb04a231/.0440962221 aKombo, James Henry Owino.14aThe doctrine of God in African Christian thoughth[electronic resource] :bthe Holy Trinity, theological hermeneutics, and the African intellectual culture /cby James Henry Owino Kombo. aLeiden ;aBoston :bBrill,c2007. axiii, 298 p.1 aStudies in Reformed theology,x1571-4799 ;vv. 14 aOriginally presented as the author's thesis (D. Th.)--University of Stellenbosch, 2000. aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [279]-292) and indexes.0 aPrologue -- 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. aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aTrinityxHistory of doctrines. 0aGodxHistory of doctrines. 0aTheology, DoctrinalzAfrica. 0aChristianity and other religionsxAfrican. 0aAfricaxReligion. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc. 0aStudies in Reformed theology ;vv. 14.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10359097zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view c208867d208867