African Theology

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African Theology (with a capital T) refers to a particular school of African theologians who have attempted to reconcile Christian theology with African Traditional Religion.

There has been some debate among theologians about the relation of African Theology to Black Theology. During the 1970s Black Theology developed in South Africa, where the main concern was liberation from apartheid, while African Theology developed in other parts of the continent.

Exponents of African Theology include John Mbiti, John Pobee, Kwame Bediako and Gabriel Setiloane.

[edit] See also

• Christianity in Africa
• Black Theology