{"product_id":"community-and-trinity-in-africa-paperback","title":"Community and Trinity in Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIbrahim S. Bitrus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommunity and Trinity in Africa\u003c\/em\u003e recasts the African tradition of community from a theological perspective. Ibrahim S. Bitrus explains the new Trinitarian hermeneutics of God as the fundamental framework for constructing an authentic African tradition of community. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book explores the tripartite structural evils of the patriarchal tradition, the Big Man\/Woman syndrome, and ethnic-religious nepotism, which distort the African tradition of community. It analyzes Trinitarian proposals that liberate the distorted African tradition of community and concludes that an authentic African tradition of community is one that embodies individuality without libertarian individualism, communality without patriarchy, and mutual multi-ethnic and religious relations without nepotism and domination. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArguing that the communion of the Triune God is not a moral ideal, but a gift for restructuring the church and society, this book is an essential read for scholars of African Christianity and Christian theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIbrahim S. Bitrus\u003c\/strong\u003e earned his PhD in Systematic Theology at Luther Seminary, USA and is currently the Nigerian Theologian in Residence for the Minneapolis Area Synod of the ELCA.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751418659104,"sku":"9780367341145","price":102.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/93d285cb7125bf875ab795755a6cc651.webp?v=1779972627","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/community-and-trinity-in-africa-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}