The doctrine of God in African Christian thought : the Holy Trinity, theological hermeneutics, and the African intellectual culture - Kombo, James Henry Owino (Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007)
Prologue -- pt. 1. The doctrine of the Trinity : the Bible and the Church Fathers. An analysis of the biblical roots of the doctrine of the Trinity -- The emergence of the doctrine of immanent Trinity -- pt. 2. Western theologies' responses to the doctrine of the Trinity. God as essence -- God as an absolute subject -- God as community in unity -- Issues in the Western reinterpretations -- pt. 3. The doctrine of God in African inculturation theology. The African conceptual framework -- The notion of God among the African peoples : the accounts of B. Idowu, J.S. Mbiti, and G.M. Setiloane -- Moving beyond the African notion of God: clearing ground for the doctrine of the Trinity -- pt. 4. From the African concepts of God to the doctrine of the Trinity. God as the 'Great Muntu' manifested by the Son and the Holy Spirit -- Fostering the view of God as the 'Great Muntu' manifested by the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Originally presented as the author's thesis (D. Th.)--University of Stellenbosch, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-292) and indexes.
Keywords: Trinity -- History of doctrines; God -- History of doctrines; Theology, Doctrinal -- Africa; Christianity and other religions -- African; Africa -- Religion