African Theology: A Critical Analysis and Annotated Bibliography

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This reference provides a thorough survey of the theology of and from Africa. The first part of the work presents a historical overview of African theology, while the second part includes citations for more than 600 books and articles. The citations are grouped in topical chapters, and each entry is accompanied by a descriptive and evaluative annotation. The entries focus on works published from 1955 to 1992, and cover sources that exemplify the importance of social and cultural analyses and the various types of African theology. Most of the sources have been published in Africa, the United States, or Great Britain. While most are in English, many are in French. Young begins with a narrative discussion of the history of African theology. This section includes chapters on the Christianization of African traditional religion, the Africanization of Christianity, and the impact of Black theology in South Africa. The annotated bibliography follows. The bibliography is divided into four chapters, which contain entries on historical and social analysis, traditional religion in Africa, African theology during different periods, and Black South African theology. The volume concludes with indexes of names, titles, and subjects.

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The paragraph-length descriptive and evaluative annotations include numerous cross-references to other items in the bibliography and the introduction, showing Young's command of the enthusiasm for the material. General readers; undergraduates.-Choice
Young does a fine job of covering theological writers. The painstakingly written, often lengthy, interpretive annotations are full of guidance, key ideas, and careful links; Young knows his subject well. There is no comparable bibliography.-RQ
"Young does a fine job of covering theological writers. The painstakingly written, often lengthy, interpretive annotations are full of guidance, key ideas, and careful links; Young knows his subject well. There is no comparable bibliography."-RQ
"The paragraph-length descriptive and evaluative annotations include numerous cross-references to other items in the bibliography and the introduction, showing Young's command of the enthusiasm for the material. General readers; undergraduates."-Choice

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JOSIAH U. YOUNG III is Professor of Systematic Theology at Wesley Theological Seminary./e He has published extensively on black and African theologies.