Acheampong, Joseph W. “I Will Pass over You: The Relevance of the Passover to the Understanding of Salvation in Contemporary Ghanaian Pentecostalism – A Critical Reflection from an Akan Perspective.” PhD diss., University of Hamburg, 2015.
Basoga, David. “Pentecostal Music in Kampal, Uganda: Exploring the Reciprocal Relationship between Sacred and Secular.” MA thesis, University of Bergen, 2010.
AbstractIn this study, I explore particular aspects in which the relationship between Pentecostal music and secular music has become prominent in Kampala, Uganda. Particularly, I examine how Pentecostal music artists have drawn inspirations from secular popular music scene particularly in the style of singing, dance movement, recording, marketing and the general performance context. The study examines the nature of Pentecostal music introduced by the European missionaries, the process of making Pentecostal music, and tries to establish the factors responsible for the similarities between Pentecostal music and secular popular music. The study seeks to find out the meaning and significance of the changing Pentecostal music to a popular style. It also traces the origin and growth of Pentecostalism and its sacred music, focusing on how this sacred music has changed over time specifically in Uganda. This ethnographic study has been developed using research findings, literature related to Pentecostal movements in Uganda and Pentecostalism in general, Pentecostal music and the secularization and sacralization processes. The study indentifies the actors of Pentecostal music and examines the artistic role each plays. In this study, I also outline a number of factors responsible for this emerging genre among them prayer, evangelization, income earning, entertainment, music awards together with the health and economic problems experienced by ordinary Ugandans as some of the issues addressed by Pentecostal music lyrics. In the conclusion, the diversity of Pentecostal churches in Kampala, in relation to acculturation and commercialization are identified as key factors in the shaping of the secularization and sacralization processes. Similarly, the study shows that sacralization and secularization are complementary processes.
Bonnke, Reinhard. The Power of the Blood of Jesus. 4th ed. Frankfurt am Main: Full Flame, 2001.
AbstractIn his latest book, The Power of the Blood, Morris Cerullo will reveal to you how the spiritual principle of Passover, ordained by God in Old Testament times, can be applied to present day life.
The following prophetic truths will change your life:
• The blood of Christ is applied at the moment of salvation.
• The blood cleanses you of all sin.
• The blood brings total justification before God.
Just as the Passover blessings were poured out in the Old Testament, so the Lord is waiting to pour out supernatural blessings upon you. This is your time to receive a fresh revelation of the power of the blood.
Cole, Victor Babajide. “Blood.” In Africa Bible Commentary, edited by Tokunboh Adeyemo, 2nd ed., 139. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2010.
AbstractThe hymn "Tukutendereza Yesu" is a staple of Kenya's booming Christian music industry. Across modern East Africa, the song is hard to avoid. But just why is it so successful?
Kalengyo, Edison M. Celebrating the Lord’s Supper: Ending the Eucharistic Famine. Carlisle: HippoBooks, 2018.
Kenzo, Mabiala Justin-Robert. “Blood of Christ.” In Dictionary of Christian Spirituality, edited by Glen G. Scorgie, 308–9. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011.
AbstractChristian theology evolves out of questions that are asked in a particular situation about how the Bible speaks to that situation. This book, African Christian Theology, is written to address questions that arise from the African context. It is intended to help students and others discover how theology affects our minds, our hearts, and our lives. As such, it speaks not only to Africans but to all who seek to understand and live out their faith in their own societies. Samuel Kunyihop understands both biblical theology and the African worldview and throws light on areas where they overlap, where they diverge, and why this matters. He explores traditional African understandings of God and how he reveals himself, the African understanding of sin and way the Bible sees sin, and how the work of Christ can be understood in African terms. The treatment of Christian living focuses on matters that are relevant to Christians in Africa and elsewhere, dealing with topics such as blessings and curses and the role of the church as a Christian community. The book concludes with a discussion of biblical thinking on death and the afterlife in which it also addresses the role traditionally ascribed to African ancestors.
Meyer, Joyce. The Word, the Name, the Blood. New York: Warner Faith, 1995.
AbstractGod has given us the weapons we need to keep Satan in his rightful place of defeat. Joyce Meyer shows us how to access them
Mwombeki, Fidon R. “The Theology of the Cross: Does It Make Sense to Africans?” In The Gift of Grace: The Future of Lutheran Theology, edited by Niels H. Gregersen, 101–14. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2005.
AbstractThis landmark volume, the first of two, assesses the prospects and promise of Lutheran theology at the opening of a new millennium. From four continents, the thirty noted and respected contributors not only gauge how such classic themes as grace, the cross, and justification wear today but also look to key issues of ecumenism, social justice, global religious life, and the impact of contemporary science on Christian belief.
Natukunda-Togboa, Edith. “Tracing Fidelity to the Discursive Field and Aesthetic Adequacy in Translation: A Transcultural Perspective.” English Language and Literature Studies 6, no. 3 (August 29, 2016): 103–10.
AbstractThere are established internationally recognised standards of assessing translation quality; however, it is the means of determining their appropriateness and acceptability in different social contexts that is debatable. The article traces discourse fidelity through some selected linguistic and aesthetic criteria of compliance with the standards of “accuracy”, “adequacy”, “correctness”, “correspondence” and “fidelity” in the target language translation process. These criteria are then tested for aesthetic equivalence through the analysis of the translation of the historically compelling text, the Luganda evangelical epic TukutenderezaYesu (We praise you Jesus) of the international Anglican Revival Movement into a modern Runyankore video-recorded and choreographed version. To this end, the author draws on cultural semiotics, functionalist and textual theoretical models that take translation quality assessment beyond linguistic acceptability. Among other findings, one note that beyond the translator’s linguistic skills, the emphasis in tracing discourse fidelity and aesthetic adequacy in translation, needs to be placed on the sensitivity to the discourse in question, the “situationality” of the translated text, the translator’s interpretative ability and the information/communication technology used to circulate the final product.
Ndekwu, Uzor. The Blood of Jesus as a Weapon. London: Uzor Ndekwu Ministries (Jesus Sanctuary), 2012.
AbstractRarely do the physical and the spiritual agree. But it is only in the matter of the blood that there seems to be an understanding and connection between them. The blood is the currency of value in the spirit realm, and the life we live in the physical realm is in the blood. Therefore, the blood is of universal importance to both realms. In this book, Pastor Uzor Ndekwu explains the limited role of blood in the Old Testament and the comprehensive deliverance package in the Blood of Jesus in the New Testament. He equally draws from his many years of experience as both Deliverance Minister and Counsellor to explain how the blood of living creatures can be used by demonic powers to hinder the destinies of people. In summary, in this book, you will learn about: 1. The importance of the blood as the foundation of the Old and New Testaments 2. The limitations of the Old Testament blood foundation 3. How the evil ones can use the blood to destroy or hinder the destinies of people 4. How you can use the Blood of Jesus Christ to nullify the works of darkness 5. How the Blood of Jesus Christ can be utilized as a Covenant of Exemption and Substitution
Oke, Francis W. The Precious Blood of Jesus. Ibadan: His Kingdom House, 2016.
Olarewaju, Samuel. “The Efficacy of Prayer in the Blood of Christ in Contemporary African Christianity.” Africa Journal of Evangelical Theology 22, no. 1 (2003): 31–49.
AbstractThe African Church grapples with practical issues relating to its ability to survive rather than abstract theological matters. Most of the Africans feel more prone to be attacked by evil forces than to commit evil acts. The solution is found in the protective force of the blood of Jesus. This popular theology is sweeping like wildfire across denominational lines in our land. People pray and cover various objects with the blood of Christ as protection against demonic attacks, epidemics, natural disasters, accidents and other suchlike experiences. Does the blood of Christ have a physical and material protection? Does Scripture support prayer for the blood of Christ to protect against perceived enemies and dangers? In whose authority do we challenge is it in the blood or in the name of Jesus? Dr. Olarewaju in this article addresses these questions.
Olukoya, D. K. Praying by the Blood of Jesus. Lagos: Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, 2013.
AbstractPraying by the blood of Jesus is highly crucial in spiritual warfare. The power in the blood of the Lamb is the ultimate. No power supersedes it. The blood has been shed. But it must be appropriated and applied. You have the checkbook but you must write the check, This book will teach you how to apply this principle and technique.
Oyedepo, David O. The Blood Triumph. Lagos: Dominion Publishing House, 2012.
Shenk, Joseph C. Kisare, a Mennonite of Kiseru: An Autobiography as Told to Joseph C. Shenk. Salunga, PA: Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities, 1984.
Wepener, Cas, and Esias E. Meyer. “Ritual Burning and Slaughtering in an AIC: Perspectives from Liturgical Studies and Old Testament Criticism.” Religion & Theology 19, no. 3–4 (2012): 298–318.
AbstractThis article offers the results of research in which two theological fields cooperated in order to investigate one specific repertoire of liturgical rituals. From the perspective of both Liturgical Studies, and its focus on the functioning of ritual within its cultural context, and Old Testament Studies, and a focus on how biblical critics understand certain rituals described in the Priestly texts in the Pentateuch, ritual burning and slaughtering in an AIC was studied. Ritual Studies is beginning to play a much more prominent role in the engagement with books such as Leviticus and Numbers and also in Liturgical Studies, and this article is an example of how these two disciplines can fruitfully cooperate in the study of liturgical rituals in an AIC in South Africa.
Young, Adam. “The Blood of Jesus in Revival Theology and the Contemporary Church with Particular Reference to the East African Revival and Roy Hession.” International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church 14, no. 3 (July 3, 2014): 293–308.
AbstractOne of the most common phrases heard in testimony, preaching, and song during the East African Revival (EAR) was the phrase ‘The Blood of Jesus Christ’. Taken from a rich biblical heritage, this phrase encapsulates a wide range of ideas concerning the work of the cross and the power of forgiveness in a believer's life. Whilst, as will be noted, the use of The Blood has been common to many revivals, this article examines especially the theology behind this phrase by looking at the most prominent of the EAR authors – Roy Hession. It investigates seven different applications of The Blood in a believer's life: The Blood as a testament that sin is forgiven, The Blood as cleansing the conscience, The Blood as victory over despair, The Blood as the remover of shame, The Blood as washing away sin, The Blood as the gateway of the Holy Spirit, and finally The Blood as the source of true fellowship. The theology of The Blood has a long history of use in the Church but it also comes with difficulties. To this end the article will investigate the legitimacy of the practice often found in Africa and some Pentecostal circles of invoking The Blood as protection against the demonic. The article closes by considering the reasons why speaking of The Blood in church can be uncomfortable yet is paradoxically of vital importance to revival.
Zetterström-Sharp, Johanna. “‘I Cover Myself in the Blood of Jesus’: Born Again Heritage Making in Sierra Leone.” Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 23, no. 3 (2017): 486–502.
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