ABSTRACT The study set out to examine the theological-pastoral implications of the spiritual/religious activities of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement for the evangelizing mission of the Archdiocese of Accra, Ghana. It was conducted with the understanding that the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement was among the fast-growing ecclesial groups in the Church and its wide-ranging activities were, for the most part, charism-and-lay-driven. The research is a qualitative study which was ...
This work sets out to examine Christian work ethics from the perspective of bankers and the banking industry in Ghana, with particular focus on branches of GCB Bank Limited in the Tema Municipality. The research was born out of an observation that in spite of increasingly ubiquitous signs of Christian religiosity all over Ghana, work ethics compliance appears not to be improving in tandem. In using phenomenological approach, this study investigated whether this resurgence of Christianit...
ABSTRACT Same-sex relations also known as homosexuality has undoubtedly become a topical issue in recent years especially in Africa. Some scholars have argued that same-sex relations is not from Africa whiles others have also argued that it has been present in Africa since time immemorial. The Christian community has made some contribution in regard to the issue globally. The Metropolitan Community Church, Catholic Church, the Anglican Church and the Presbyterian Church have given much attent...
ABSTRACT Ghana after independence has strived to transform secular education and Islamic education. This led to the establishment of the Islamic Education Unit (IEU) under the Ghana Education Service (GES) in 1987. The main aim was to enhance administrative linkage between Qur‘anic Schools (Makaranta and Madrasah) and the Ghana Education Service (GES) in the country in order to reform the Madrasah (English Arabic Schools) education to enable the Muslim child to attain both secular education...
ABSTRACT Many Charismatic leaders, Dag Heward Mills, Enoch Aminu, Duncan-Williams amongst others, preach that suffering in all forms — sickness, death, poverty — is not the will of God in the life of believers. However, suffering is a reality that should be honestly addressed. Moreover, the New Testament stresses that the Christian journey and suffering are not mutually exclusive: Jesus Christ himself indicated cross bearing as an unavoidable experience in the life of disciples. Against t...
ABSTRACT The subject of this research is ‗An Exegetical and Theological study of the Institution of the Lord‘s Supper: Luke 22:7-23‘. With a background of meals from the socio-cultural and religious perspectives, the dissertation talks about the social and religious significance of meals in both ancient and modern cultures. As one of the important institutions of Jesus before his demise, the Supper is affirmed to have been taken after the Jewish Passover meal. The thesis first investiga...
ABSTRACT HIV and AIDS have spread so rapidly that within three decades and it has taken millions of lives. Generally, the seroprevalence of HIV in Ghana in recent times has decreased. However, most of us care little for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) due to the strong stigma attached to the disease. This implies that the community support spirit which hitherto was part of African cultural ethics has diminished for the PLWHA. However, the Keta-Akatsi Catholic Diocese has taken up holistic...
ABSTRACT Over the last two decade, there has been a remarkable rise in the use of the mass media by all religious groups in Ghana. This is large, due to the recent liberalization of the Ghanaian media. Focusing on these developments, this study has examined the usage of the media by traditional priests and priestesses in Ghana. The study examines the influence that the appropriation of modern media technologies has brought on the current face of the indigenous religion in Ghana. The most po...
ABSTRACT This study evaluates the mission histories of the Assemblies of God Church and the Church of Pentecost in Ghana. It focuses on the similarities and differences in their approaches to mission and their different theological orientations that have contributed to their different growth. The issue of mission is problematised because these Pentecostal Churches‟ different conceptions have led them to emphasize different aspects of mission. Methodologically, the study employed the histori...
ABSTRACT The presence of sickness/illness in society has inadvertently taken out the joy and happiness in most people across the world. This has led to the emergence of many healing strategies spanning from the conventional/orthodox to the non-conventional. The spread of conventional healing methods in many societies have contributed significantly in addressing many health concerns. However, its limitation in dealing with certain illnesses which are spiritual, emotional, and other chronic rel...
ABSTRACT This research examines the rationale behind the institutionalized pilgrimage process of the Methodist Church Ghana (a phenomenon, dubbed Sacred Site Visitation in this research), and its relationship with the renewal program of the Church. The study was approached from an interdisciplinary perspective, namely, theological, church historical and anthropological perspectives to demonstrate how sacred site visitation affects renewal. Victor Turner’s theory of Communitas constituted th...
ABSTRACT The Upper-East which was predominantly indigenous and Islamic prone region is now a mission field for many Churches. Different Churches have registered their contributions towards the expansion of Christianity in the Upper-East Region of Ghana. The Church of Pentecost (CoP), being the largest Pentecostal Church in Ghana, is the second largest Christian denomination in the region after the Roman Catholic Church. The study in this light, tends to investigate the diverse impact of the ...
ABSTRACT The clause “make disciples of all nations” (28:19), generally referred to as the Great Commission, has over the years attracted the attention of New Testament scholars. Both historical and narrative approaches have been employed to discuss it. Notably, Matthew builds his narrative around the disciples and ends on the Great Commission. Against this background, the research examines the illocutory force of μαθητεύσατε (Matt. 28:19) through an exegetical analysis of thr...
ABSTRACT The second letter of Peter contains a statement which not only has greatly influenced the Christian eschatological and apocalyptic visions, but also is central of the current ecological debate: “…but the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the Day of Judgment and destruction of ungodly men” (3:7). Contemporary scholarship has offered two main interpretations of the verse: ‘destructionist interpretation’...
ABSTRACT The idea of the church as a family of God is present in the practices of Ghanaian Mega Churches. Consequently, various structures have been established to promote that agenda. However, like the paralytic at the pool of Bethesda (John 5:5-9), members of these churches feel isolated in the crowd. Even though the congregants belong to multitudinous Christian communities ― often captured in national mass media, donating to people outside the walls of their churches ― they do not exp...