{"product_id":"joseph-ratzinger-and-the-future-of-african-theology-hardcover","title":"Joseph Ratzinger and the Future of African Theology - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaurice Ashley Agbaw-Ebai\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMatthew Levering\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book engages the theology of Joseph Ratzinger\/Pope Benedict XVI in dialogue with African Catholic theological concerns and challenges. After an Introduction by Matthew Levering arguing that African Catholic theology is an important resource for the whole Church, the book contains ten chapters by African and non-African Catholic theologians. Paulinus Odozor investigates whether and, if so, how the God of Jesus Christ stands in continuity with the God known to African Traditional Religions. Paul Ọlatubọsun Adaja addresses faith and reason in light of the current African anthropological crisis. Tegha Nji and Valery Akoh connect Ratzinger's idea of \"\"pro-existence\"\" with traditional African understandings of solidarity. Jacob Phillips compares the theologies of Robert Cardinal Sarah and Joseph Ratzinger\/Benedict XVI. Dennis Kasule examines the requirements of a New Evangelization for Africa, in light of the case of Uganda. Joseph Lugalambi proposes that the Catholic liturgies of Africa are in need of reform. Mary-Reginald N. Anibueze explores the Eucharist as a socio-communitarian event. Emery de Gaal reflects upon Ratzinger\/Benedict's theology of inculturation. Joseph Ogbonnaya treats Caritas in Veritate with a focus upon the case of Nigeria. Maurice Ashley Agbaw-Ebai meditates upon Ratzinger's understanding of political power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaurice Ashley Agbaw-Ebai earned his doctorate at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry in 2019 with a dissertation entitled \u003ci\u003eThe Aufklärung as the Hermeneutical Framework of the Christo-Ecclesiology of Joseph Ratzinger\/Benedict XVI\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a priest of the Manfe Diocese in Cameroon and presently lectures at Saint John's Seminary in Boston, Massachusetts. He presently lectures at St John's Seminary in Boston, Massachusetts and at Woods College of Advancing Studies, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eLight of Reason, Light of Faith: Joseph Ratzinger and the German Enlightenment\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Matthew Levering holds the James N. and Mary D. Perry Jr. Chair of Theology at Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois. He is the author or editor of over fifty books, including \u003ci\u003eJoseph Ratzinger and the Healing of the Reformation-Era Divisions\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 27, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52752081092915,"sku":"9781666703597","price":80.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VnIxbWJKRXp3OFhpQ0twcE5NWmVTZz09.webp?v=1764324192","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/joseph-ratzinger-and-the-future-of-african-theology-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}