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The Lord’s Prayer in the Ghanaian Context

A Reception-Historical Study

By: Michael Wandusim

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The Lord’s Prayer in the Ghanaian Context

A Reception-Historical Study

By: Michael Wandusim

This study explores the reception history of the Lord's Prayer in the Ghanaian context. After presenting the current state of research in the Lord's Prayer from an exegetical perspective, this book discusses a wide field of hermeneutical approaches, such as inculturation biblical hermeneutics, mother-tongue biblical hermeneutics, African feminist biblical hermeneutics, liberation biblical hermeneutics and post-colonial biblical hermeneutics. Taking the discussions of these approaches together, it was realised that the general hermeneutical setting in Ghana (and Africa as whole) is reader-centred, i.e. the readers play an active role in the hermeneutical process and the results of the hermeneutical process are aimed at the readers’ contexts and the transformation of those contexts.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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311073057X

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9783110730579

Social Work with the Black African Diaspora

By: Washington Marovatsanga,Paul Michael Garrett

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Social Work with the Black African Diaspora

By: Washington Marovatsanga,Paul Michael Garrett

Social work education and interventions with Black African families are frequently impaired because of structural discrimination and racism. Rooted in rich empirical work with practitioners and educators, this urgent, scholarly and accessible book emphasises that ‘Black Lives Matter’.

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Policy Press

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1447363116

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Africa after Modernism

Transitions in Literature, Media, and Philosophy

By: Michael Janis

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Africa after Modernism

Transitions in Literature, Media, and Philosophy

By: Michael Janis

Africa after Modernism traces shifts in perspectives on African culture, arts, and philosophy from the conflict with European modernist interventions in the climate of colonialist aggression to present identitarian positions in the climate of globalism, multiculturalism, and mass media. By focusing on what may be called deconstructive moments in twentieth-century Africanist thought – on intellectual landmarks, revolutionary ideas, crises of consciousness, literary and philosophical debates – this study looks at African modernity and modernism from critical postcolonial perspectives. An effort to sketch contemporary frameworks of global intersubjective relations reflecting African cultures and concerns must resist taking modernism as a term of African periodization, or master-narrative, but as a constellation of discursive and subjective forms that obtains upon the present moment in African literature, philosophy, and cultural history. Africa after Modernism argues for a philosophical consciousness and pan-African multiculturalist ethos that operate, after the deconstruction of Eurocentrism, beyond self/other paradigms of exoticism or West/Africa political ideologies, in dialogue with postcolonial approaches to cultural reciprocity.

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321

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Routledge

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113520151X

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9781135201517

African Traditional And Oral Literature As Pedagogical Tools In Content Area Classrooms

K-12

By: Lewis Asimeng-Boahene,Michael Baffoe

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African Traditional And Oral Literature As Pedagogical Tools In Content Area Classrooms

K-12

By: Lewis Asimeng-Boahene,Michael Baffoe

For a long time, many American educators and educational stakeholders have drawn their ideas for educational reforms from ideas generated in Europe and Asia for the changing demographics of America’s diverse classrooms. This book is therefore motivated by a bold attempt at advocating for the revision of existing pedagogic fora and the creation and addition of new fora that would provide for the inclusion of thoughts, perspectives and practices of African traditional oral literature in the pedagogical tools of content area classrooms especially in North America. The articles that are presented in this book provide theoretical frameworks for using African traditional oral literature and its various tenets as teaching tools. They bring together new voices of how African literature could be used as helpful tool in classrooms. Rationale for agitating for its use as ideal for pedagogic tool is the recurrent theme throughout the various articles presented. The book explores how educators, literacy educators, learners, activists, policy makers, and curriculum developers can utilize the powerful, yet untapped gem of African oral literature as pedagogical tools in content area classrooms to help expand educators repertoire of understanding beyond the ‘conventional wisdom’ of their pedagogic creed. It is a comprehensive work of experienced and diverse scholars, academicians, and educators who have expertise in multicultural education, traditional oral literature, urban education, children’s literature and culturally responsive pedagogy that have become the focus of U.S. discourses in public education and teacher preparation. This anthology serves as part of the quest for multiple views about our ‘global village’, emphasizing the importance of linking the idea of diverse knowledge with realities of global trends and development. Consequently, the goal and the basic thrust of this anthology is to negotiate for space for non-mainstream epistemology to share the pedagogical floor with the mainstream template, to foster alternative vision of reality for other knowledge production in the academic domain. The uniqueness of this collection is the idea of bringing the content and the pedagogy of most of the genres of African oral arts under one umbrella and thereby offering a practical acquaintance and appreciation with different African cultures. It therefore introduces the world of African mind and thoughts to the readers. In summary, this anthology presents an academic area which is now gaining its long overdue recognition in the academia.

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IAP

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1623965403

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Odera Oruka and the Right to a Human Minimum

An African Philosopher's Defense of Human Dignity and Environment

By: Michael Kamau Mburu

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Odera Oruka and the Right to a Human Minimum

An African Philosopher's Defense of Human Dignity and Environment

By: Michael Kamau Mburu

Odera Oruka and the Human Minimum: An African Philosopher's Defence of Human Dignity and Environment considers the work of Odera Oruka (1944–1995)—arguably one of the finest philosophers in Africa—by analyzing his major practical contribution to philosophy from the practical point of view. Odera Oruka is well known for his sage philosophy, but his "practical philosophy" has received less attention. This book situates Oruka within philosophical discourses around issues of justice, human rights, ethical duty, ecology, humanism, and politics. A thread that ties these questions together is Oruka's argument for the right to a human minimum, defined by three basic human needs: physical security, subsistence, and health care. Michael Kamau Mburu explores how these three taken together constitute the most basic and necessary (though not sufficient) right, and establishing this right is a means to ensuring human dignity, a condition for global justice. The book also expounds and applies some ethical values and philosophies from Africa—such as "ubuntu" or humanness—to clarify, defend, and promote human dignity without jeopardizing the environment.

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159

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1793650039

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9781793650030

In the Presence of Mystery

An Introduction to the Story of Human Religiousness

By: Michael H. Barnes

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In the Presence of Mystery

An Introduction to the Story of Human Religiousness

By: Michael H. Barnes

Goes to the very core of religious belief and practice, ranging from preliterate to modern culture. Barnes provides many bits of folk tales, myths, anecdotes, and literal illustrations to vividly present ideas.

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Twenty-Third Publications

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1585952591

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Christian Theology and African Traditions

By: Matthew Michael

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Christian Theology and African Traditions

By: Matthew Michael

In this compelling work the evangelical theologian Matthew Michael sets out to reveal the unique nature of African Christianity and understand Christian theology in the context of the African worldview and traditions which have given African Christianityits unique religious stamp. Michael addresses the crucial obligation of Christianity to engage with African culture as a prerequisite to transforming African theology. He points out that a major flaw of Western missionary Christianisation was its failureto engage with African traditions, as a meaningful and vigorous Christianity cannot flourish within the African context without serious engagement with these traditions. Michael re-interprets traditional Christian doctrine, with careful consideration of Scripture, to best engage modern African understanding. His exploration of African Christianity goes beyond the classical Western experience and interpretations of Christian dogmas found in the works of Augustine, Aquinas, and Western missionaries, and reclaims the rich and ancient heritage of Christianity in Africa, a heritage so venerable and pervasive that it is as much African as Western. This thought-provoking work reveals Michael's maturing theological reflections upon the crucial subject of Christian Systematic Theology in the African context, and will be of great interest to any individual interested in the dynamic field of African theology.

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Lutterworth Press

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0718841522

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9780718841522

CRITICAL ESSAYS ON POSTMODERNISM

By: Godfrey O. Ozumba, Patrick J. Mendie, Michael Ukah & Christopher A. Udofia (Edited)

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CRITICAL ESSAYS ON POSTMODERNISM

By: Godfrey O. Ozumba, Patrick J. Mendie, Michael Ukah & Christopher A. Udofia (Edited)

The aim of this book is to tell a fuller story of postmodernism as applied to philosophy and a few other related disciplines. The book considers postmodernism from different angles. Apart from examining the nexus between postmodernism and different branches of philosophy. The ideas of leading postmodern thinkers we critically discussed. In an age where students find it very difficult to buy relevant books, this book is a handy reference material because it covers the very essential areas of postmodernism. I must commend the Editors of the book for their editorial astuteness and all the contributors for exhibiting a wonderful and overwhelming enlightenment for philosophy students and students of related disciplines. I strongly recommend the book for these and enlightened readers who seek a deeper knowledge of the subject.

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403

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Lulu.com

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1326912313

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9781326912314

What You Can’T Live Without - the Cardinal Virtues

By: Michael Quansah

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What You Can’T Live Without - the Cardinal Virtues

By: Michael Quansah

Society everywhere places a high value on good character. To possess virtues is better than gold- Akan Maxim. This means virtue is the primary aim of moral instruction and forms the foundation of a practical moral life. Just as the strength of a building is determined by its foundation; the quality of a persons achievement in life is also determined the quality of his personal character. The decline or fall of a nation begins in its homes. This is because the glory of a nation rests on the foundation of the family unit. No great gift on earth can ever cover up for a person who lives his/her life on a faulty foundation. This book, What You Cant Live Without- The Cardinal Virtues prove the standards on which one can build a rocky foundation through the cardinal virtues of wisdom, courage, Justice and Self- Control.

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Partridge Africa

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1482808803

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Living Media Ethics

Across Platforms

By: Michael Bugeja

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Living Media Ethics

Across Platforms

By: Michael Bugeja

Winner of the Clifford G. Christians Award for Research in Media Ethics, Michael Bugeja’s Living Media Ethics posits that moral convergence is essential to address the complex issues of our high-tech media environment. As such the book departs from and yet complements traditional pedagogy in media ethics. Bugeja covers advertising, public relations and major branches of journalism, as well as major schools of philosophical thought and historical events that have shaped current media practices. Examining topics including responsibility, truth, falsehood, temptation, bias, fairness, and power, chapters encourage readers to develop a personal code of ethics that they can turn to throughout their careers. Each chapter includes exercises, as well as journal writing and creative assignments, designed to build, test, and enhance individual value systems. Unlike other texts, this media ethics book ends with an assignment to create a digital portfolio with personal ethics code aligned with a desired media position or company.

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Routledge

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0429838158

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9780429838156

QUALITATIVE INQUIRY AND THE POLITICS OF EVIDENCE

By: Norman K Denzin,Michael D Giardina

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QUALITATIVE INQUIRY AND THE POLITICS OF EVIDENCE

By: Norman K Denzin,Michael D Giardina

What is evidence in qualitative inquiry and how is it evaluated? The interdisciplinary, international group of contributors to this volume address these questions in an attempt to create evidential criteria for qualitative work.

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Left Coast Press

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1598743228

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9781598743227

Culture and Public Action

By: Vijayendra Rao,Michael Walton

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Culture and Public Action

By: Vijayendra Rao,Michael Walton

Led by Amartya Sen, Mary Douglas, and Arjun Appadurai, the distinguished anthropologists and economists in this book forcefully argue that culture is central to development, and present a framework for incorporating culture into development discourse. For further information on the book and related essays, please visit www.cultureandpublicaction.org.

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Stanford University Press

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0804747873

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9780804747875

Public Opinion, Democracy, and Market Reform in Africa

By: Michael Bratton,Robert Mattes,E. Gyimah-Boadi

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Public Opinion, Democracy, and Market Reform in Africa

By: Michael Bratton,Robert Mattes,E. Gyimah-Boadi

This book is a groundbreaking exploration of public opinion in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on the Afrobarometer, a survey research project, it reveals what ordinary Africans think about democracy and market reforms, subjects on which almost nothing is otherwise known. The authors find that support for democracy in Africa is wide but shallow and that Afrcns feel trapped between state and market. While Africans are learning about reform on the basis of knowledge, reasoning, and experience, few countries are likely to attain full-fledged democracies and markets anytime soonn.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521602912

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9780521602914

Let There Be Light

Commanding Light to Avert Any Form of Darkness

By: Michael B. Gyekye

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Let There Be Light

Commanding Light to Avert Any Form of Darkness

By: Michael B. Gyekye

What the earth needed first was Light, darkness was on the face of the deep and God said; Let there be Light. Darkness took hold of the earth and it was formless, the same way eventualities and unwelcome circumstances can create a banner of darkness, over the family, life and ministry, but God says; Let there be Light. Light is what we need to avert any formless situation in our lives. Nobody likes or love darkness; I guess the wicked do, the murderer wants to murder in darkness, the thief wants to steal in darkness, and the destroyer wants to destroy in darkness. No matter how wicked forces wants to operate, we as the children of God must walk in the Light of God in order to destroy the works of darkness. No matter how thick darkness is, it cannot stand a spark of light; so let the little of yours shine. Darkness bows to light, and as you read this book you will be illuminated of the necessity of Light. This book is an instrument of spiritual growth and spiritual warfare tool. As you read, may the Holy Spirit guide and perfect you in His will in Jesus name.

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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

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1519716419

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The Lord’s Prayer in the Ghanaian Context

The Lord’s Prayer in the Ghanaian Context

Social Work with the Black African Diaspora

Social Work with the Black African Diaspora

Africa after Modernism

Africa after Modernism

African Traditional And Oral Literature As Pedagogical Tools In Content Area Classrooms

African Traditional And Oral Literature As Pedagogical Tools In Content Area Classrooms

Odera Oruka and the Right to a Human Minimum

Odera Oruka and the Right to a Human Minimum

In the Presence of Mystery

In the Presence of Mystery

Christian Theology and African Traditions

Christian Theology and African Traditions

CRITICAL ESSAYS ON POSTMODERNISM

CRITICAL ESSAYS ON POSTMODERNISM

What You Can’T Live Without - the Cardinal Virtues

What You Can’T Live Without - the Cardinal Virtues

Living Media Ethics

Living Media Ethics

QUALITATIVE INQUIRY AND THE POLITICS OF EVIDENCE

QUALITATIVE INQUIRY AND THE POLITICS OF EVIDENCE

Culture and Public Action

Culture and Public Action

Public Opinion, Democracy, and Market Reform in Africa

Public Opinion, Democracy, and Market Reform in Africa

Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light

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