An African Perspective on the Thought of Benedict XVI Agbaw-Ebai Maurice Ashley
An African Perspective on the Thought of Benedict XVI Agbaw-Ebai Maurice Ashley Catholicism continues to experience an exponential growth in Africa. With over 236 million Catholics, Africa considers…
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An African Perspective on the Thought of Benedict XVI Agbaw-Ebai Maurice Ashley
Catholicism continues to experience an exponential growth in Africa. With over 236 million Catholics, Africa considers itself as having come of age and capable of making its voice heard on matters pertaining to global Catholicism/Christianity. Going by the figures and the intensity of religious practice, Africa can unarguably be described as the new center of the Christianity in general, and Catholicism in particular.
His convening a second synod on Africa on the theme of justice, peace and reconciliation, further endeared him to the African theologians. And if there is a contemporary theologian greatly loved and admired by African scholars, Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI ranks premium on that list. This book is a testimony to the affection that the Church in Africa has for Benedict XVI.
In effect, as Africa finds its voice on the stage of global Catholicism, the theology of Joseph