ACI Institutional Repository (ACI-IR)
ACI-IR is the Institutional Repository of the Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology, Mission and Culture to:
- Facilitate the deposit of digital content of a scholarly or heritage nature.
- Preserve and promote the Institute's intellectual contributions to the academic communities in a managed digital environment.
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The Logos as Nana (Ancestor) – An Assessment of Ancestor Christology in the Light of Logos Christology from an African Missiological Perspective
(Justice Ofosu-Appiah, 2015-03) Rudolf Kuuku Gaisie
The study assesses the exploration of Ancestor Christology in contemporary African Christianity against the backdrop of the application of Logos Christology within the first three centuries AD of Graeco-Roman Christianity. This exercise is done with the perspective of the three stages involved in the conversion process of traditional thought in Christianity as identified by Andrew Walls, namely, missionary, convert and refiguration.
The application of Logos Christology within these identified stages, from the foundation of the Gospel of John to Justin Martyr and finally Origen, reveals respective stages of Logos Christology, viz., suggestive, clarificatory or elucidative and innovative. The exploration of Ancestor Christology in Africa, when examined within the three stages of the process of conversion, can be seen as having gone through the corresponding three stages with its refiguration or innovative stage yet to be exhaustive.
It is then argued that at the refiguration stage, Ancestor Christology should be more conscious of indigenous terminology of the term for ‘ancestor’ and also the translated Scriptures. In line with this, an Akan reading of the Prologue of the Gospel of John with the Logos (Asɛm) as subject matter is dialogued with the Akan conception of *nana* (ancestor) as conceptually delineated by J. B. Danquah. The Logos-Ancestor (Nanasɛm) discourse invites reflections from ‘academic’ and ‘grassroots’ levels as well as addressing some of the expressed limitations of Ancestor Christology that have usually stemmed from its non-indigenous terminology appropriation.
Guide to Records on Social Services
(Justice Ofosu-Appiah, 2025-01-04) Presbyterian Church of Ghana
The collection includes records spanning from 1848 to 2007 on social services within the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. It covers several key areas, such as Health and Environment, Publications, and General Education. Additionally, the collection encompasses records on Development and Water Projects, as well as Agricultural Services Projects.
Guide to Presbyterian Church of Ghana Records on Finance
(Justice Ofosu-Appiah, 2025-01-04) Presbyterian Church of Ghana
This collection contains financial records of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, primarily generated at the church’s head office. It includes records on audits, rates and taxes, donations, charities, appeals for funds, pensions and salaries, the Credit Union, banks, and the Finance Committee. Additionally, the collection features records on social security, Presbyterian foundations, insurance payments, general financial records, as well as books and booklets on finance.
Guide to Records on Ecumenical and Social Relations
(Justice Ofosu-Appiah, 2025-01-04) Presbyterian Church of Ghana
This collection contains records of the Ecumenical and Social Relations of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. These records primarily document the church's interactions and relationships with other local and International Religious Organizations. The collection includes records on Church and Society, International Ecumenical Relations, and Local Ecumenical Relations.
Guide to Records on Church Life and Nurture
(Justice Ofosu-Appiah, 2025-01-04) Presbyterian Church of Ghana
This collection contains records from the Department of Church Life and Nature in the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, spanning the years 1935 to 2012. The records were produced through the department's regular activities and include documents related to the Women’s Ministry, Men’s Ministry, Evangelism and Worship, Youth Ministry, Hymns and Songs, and Regulations, Practice, and Procedure. Additionally, the collection features records on ministry, training, scholarships, and counseling.