02354nam 2200469 450 991015857800332120170613091326.01-4982-3070-9(CKB)3710000001010596(MiAaPQ)EBC4811169(EXLCZ)99371000000101059620170306h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierInside the whirlwind the book of Job through African eyes /Jason A. Carter ; foreword by Andrew F. WallsEugene, Oregon :Pickwick Publications,2017.©20171 online resource (326 pages) illustrations, maps, tablesAfrican Christian Studies Series1-4982-3069-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Part 1. The hermeneutics-culture-praxis triad. Readings of the book of Job as a window on African Christianity -- The fang of Equatorial Guinea: their history, beliefs, and practices -- An untold story of African Christianity: Presbyterian and Pentecostal expressions of the Christian faith in Equatorial Guinea -- Part 2. Contextual readings of the book of Job: themes, theologies, and trajectories. Theodicy and the nature of evil: Job between God and the devil -- The sting of retribution and the promise of lament: reading the book of Job from the experience of leprosy and HIV/AIDS -- Hope in suffering: prayer, eschatology, and Job's final liberation -- Conclusion: African Christianity between indigenization and diabolization -- Appendix 1: The "pentecostal deliverance liturgy" of Apostle Agustín Edu Esono: "power against incurable sicknesses" -- Appendix 2: Reading the book of Job at six distinct locations in Equatorial Guinea.African Christian studies series.ChristianityAfricaChristianityEquatorial GuineaAfricafastEquatorial GuineafastChristianityChristianity223.106Carter Jason A.1246170Walls Andrew F.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910158578003321Inside the whirlwind2889670UNINA