Towards Liturgies that Reconcile reflects upon Christian worship as it is shaped, and mis-shaped, by human prejudice, specifically by racism. African Americans and European Americans have lived together for 400 years on the continent of North America, but they have done so as slave and master, outsider and insider, oppressed and oppressor. Scott Haldeman traces the development of Protestant worship among whites and blacks, showing that the following exist in tension: African American and European American Protestant liturgical traditions are both interdependent and distinct; and that multicultural communities must both understand and celebrate the uniqueness of various member groups while also accepting the risk and possibility of praying themselves into an integrated body, one new culture.

This study seeks to explore, affirm, and foster the place of dance in African liturgies, in other words, the place of bodily movement in worship in an African context. It argues, therefore, that the integration of the religio-cultural symbols of dance/bodily movements in liturgical celebrations is justified in the African cultural context because such symbolic gestures have the capacity to augment the active participation of the worshipper. This is so because embodied participation disposes the believer to offer praise, thanksgiving, adoration and worship, and in so doing, helps the worshipper to surrender to the Mystery we name God, who is summoning them. Though liturgical dance is increasingly a part of Eucharistic celebrations in Africa, there nevertheless remains vehement opposition to this cultural symbol in some quarters. This study therefore investigates some of the reasons behind this resistance and seeks to offer possible remedies that might foster the integration of dance in liturgy. The thesis uses inculturation as the lens through which it hopes to justify the place of the body in African liturgical celebrations. It argues that liturgical worship ought to spring from the cultural milieu of the People of God if it is to be meaningful and allow for active participation, but more importantly, if it is to help them to encounter God and the neighbor as a people in whom God dwells – the imago Dei. Therefore, the task of this study is to foster ways of rendering the liturgy responsive to the deep yearnings of the worshipping community in Africa. The thesis employs an interdisciplinary approach, utilizing history, Scripture, theology, especially African theology, and the African socio-cultural, anthropological and philosophical literature. In addition, the study brings to bear on the discussion the researcher’s own experience of dance in various African contexts. This study posits that overcoming onto-theology and embracing symbolic sacramentality grounds the integration of dance in worship. For this reason, it is anchored in the following argumentations: 1) the ubiquity of dance in religious practice, in Scripture, and in Christian liturgical history; 2) the theological and ecclesiological underpinnings of the inculturation of dance in liturgy; 3) the receptivity of dance in worship, and lastly; 4) dance as an African socio-cultural and religious symbol. The study concludes with some pastoral recommendations to help overcome the challenges facing the project of liturgical inculturation in Africa.

An intriguing introduction to Christian doctrine from an African perspective. Using a framework of excerpts from Chinua Achebe's well-known novel, Things Fall Apart, the author introduces the major themes of Christian doctrine: God, Trinity, creation, grace and sin, Jesus Christ, church, Mary, the saints, inculturation, and spirituality. While explaining basic Christian beliefs, Theology Brewed in an African Pot also clarifies the differences between an African view of religion and a more Eurocentric understanding of religion. Very accessible and engaging, each of the eleven short chapters ends with three discussion questions followed by one or two African prayers.

At once prophetic, pastoral, and personal, this book applies the symbols of 'salt' and 'light' as ecclesiological images for reimaging the African Church for today and tomorrow. The proposal of this book is to reconsider the path towards abundant life for God's people in the challenging context of African continent, and through the agency of African Christianity. The contributors stress the necessity of de-Westernizing African Christianity and ask these fundamental questions: What is the face of Jesus inAfrican Christianity? What is the face and identity of the Church in Africa? What positive imprint is Christianity leaving on the lives and societies of African Christians? Does the Christian message have the potential of positively affecting African civilization as it once did in Europe? What is the relevance and place of African Christianity as a significant voice in shaping both the future of Africa and that of world Christianity?

Africa is suffering a severe famine – a famine for the Lord's Supper. Many Christians have forgotten or have never known the nourishment this spiritual feast brings. Others long for it but are denied the opportunity to partake. In Celebrating the Lord’s Supper: Ending the Eucharistic Famine, Dr Edison Kalengyo pleads on behalf of those who are suffering. This book identifies the ecclesiastical and economic reasons for the famine and suggests how they may be alleviated. Kalengyo also urges African churches to draw on the continent’s rich, ancient cultural heritage when celebrating the Lord’s Supper to fully appreciate this biblical feast and the communion it brings with God and fellow believers.