Inside the whirlwind : the book of Job through African eyes / / Jason A. Carter ; foreword by Andrew F. Walls

• Autore: Carter Jason A.
• Pubblicazione: Eugene, Oregon : , : Pickwick Publications, , 2017; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (326 pages) : illustrations, maps, tables
• Disciplina: 223.106
• Soggetto topico: Christianity - Africa; Christianity - Equatorial Guinea
• Soggetto geografico: Africa; Equatorial Guinea
• Persona (resp. second.): WallsAndrew F.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Inside the whirlwind
• ISBN: 1-4982-3070-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910158578003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: African Christian studies series.