The contextualization of the gospel of Jesus Christ in Christian churches in Maseru, Lesotho
Abstract
English: The main issue in this dissertation is to establish what the different ways of
contextualization among Christian churches in Maseru, Lesotho are. To
reach this objective, church leaders from various churches were interviewed,
with the aim of establishing their different approaches to contextualization.
Their approaches to the main concepts of Church service were evaluated
namely kerugma and leiturgia, diakonia, koinonia and marturia. Persons
from the following churches were interviewed: The African Methodist
Episcopal Church in Maseru, Lesotho Evangelical Church, the Methodist
Church of Southern Africa in Maseru, St. John Apostolic Faith Mission
Church and the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa. Views on
contextualization of three main theologians were then also evaluated
namely, Turaki, Sanneh and Bediako. After this evaluation the churches'
position were reassessed. In the final instance the way forward for the
churches in Maseru is discussed. Afrikaans: Met hierdie verhandeling word gepoog om te bepaal op watter wyse
kontekstualisering van die evangelie van Christus in kerk in Maseru,
Lesotho plaasvind. Onderhoude is gevoer met kerkleiers van verskillende
kerke om hulle standpunte ten opsigte van kontekstualisering te bepaal.
Hulle standpunte ten opsigte van die hoof sake van kerklike lewe is bepaal
naamlik t.o.v. kerugma en leiturgia, diakonia, koinonia en marturia Die
kerkleiers met wie onderhoude gevoer is, is van die volgende Kerke: Die
"African Methodist Episcopal" kerk Maseru, die "Lesotho Evangelical"
kerk, die Metodiste kerk van Suidelike Afrika in Maseru, die "St. John
Apostolic Faith Mission" kerk en die Verenigende Gereformeerde kerk in
Suidelike Afrika. Die beskouings van drie belangrike teoloë is ook bespreek,
naamlik Turaki, Sanneh en Bediako. Die kerke se standpunte is daarna
opnuut geëvalueer. Ten slotte is die toekoms van die kerk in Maseru
bespreek.
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