The contextualization of the gospel of Jesus Christ in Christian churches in Maseru, Lesotho
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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.
Keywords
English
Christian churches in Maseru, Lesotho Contextualization lnculturation Church services Church and culture Church and Africa traditional religion Maseru (Lesotho) -- Religion Christianity and culture -- Lesotho -- Maseru Missions -- Lesotho -- Maseru Dissertation M.A. ((Missiology))--University of the Free State, 2004