Thanks a lot, Dr. Kwiyani, for sharing your thoughts on the Strange Question You Hear Often: Is There Anything African About African Theology? As I reflect on the question, my memory takes me back to the very context of my birth - a village in Liberia, West Africa. It's a fact that I was born in Africa through African parents within an African family. However, my awareness of God's existence and God's love for me came from my encounter with the Gospel through Western (Caucasian American) Christian Missionaries serving in Liberia, West Africa. This doesn't mean that God wasn't actively working in my daily life prior to my encounter with the Gospel. God was always there.
Thanks a lot, Dr. Kwiyani, for sharing your thoughts on the Strange Question You Hear Often: Is There Anything African About African Theology? As I reflect on the question, my memory takes me back to the very context of my birth - a village in Liberia, West Africa. It's a fact that I was born in Africa through African parents within an African family. However, my awareness of God's existence and God's love for me came from my encounter with the Gospel through Western (Caucasian American) Christian Missionaries serving in Liberia, West Africa. This doesn't mean that God wasn't actively working in my daily life prior to my encounter with the Gospel. God was always there.
Thank you so much, Eric. This fact that God was always there has massive implications for how we do theology in Africa today.