Can a Christian Be Cursed? An African Evangelical Response to the Problem of Curses

by Godwin O. Adeboye

Publisher:

Hippo Books

, 2023

Overview

The belief in curses is widespread in Africa, impacting the lived reality of both Christians and non-Christians alike. In this book, Godwin Adeboye provides practical, biblical, and contextual guidelines for addressing the African conception of cursing, and for ministering to the fear and confusion such cursing elicits. He argues that African evangelical theology must begin by understanding, and valuing, the unique experiences of African Christians if it is to offer relevant answers to the real dilemmas they face. To this end, Adeboye draws on African traditional beliefs, empirical research, and the teachings of popular African pastors to provide insight into the religious and cultural contexts of the contemporary African church. Against this backdrop, he explores biblical passages on cursing and utilizes the evangelical positions on biblical authority, the atonement, personal conversion, and active mission to evaluate cultural beliefs and bring them into alignment with the gospel.

While this text is an excellent resource for students of theology, missiology, and biblical or cultural studies, it is also immensely practical and deeply pastoral. Ultimately, it is a book to empower believers to confront their fear of curses equipped with the truth of Scripture.

Key Features

• Provides practical, biblical, and contextual guidelines for addressing the African conception of cursing
• Argues that African evangelical theology must begin by understanding, and valuing, the unique experiences of African Christians

Contents

• Foreword
• Abbreviations
• Acknowledgments
• Is the Experience of African Christians Different?
• The Problem, the Controversy, and the Debate
• Theological Method for a Theology of Curses
• Biblical Theology of Curses and Cursing
• Curses in Traditional African Religio-Cultural Context
• The Reality and Fear of Curses in African Christianity
• The Treatment of Curses in Contemporary African Christianity
• An Evangelical Solution to the African Dilemma and Fear of Curses
• Christian Moral Responsibility and the Dilemma of Curses
• A Contextual and Biblical Guideline for Responding to Curses
• The Real African Curses
• God Is Sovereign and Christ Is Lord Over All Curses
• Bibliography
• Subject Index
• Scripture Index

Praise for Can a Christian Be Cursed?

In this well-researched and intentionally easy-to-read book, the author provides an evangelical response to the belief in curses in contemporary African Christianity. This is a gem for the African church and the academy. Every African theological library must have a copy of this book.

—David Taurus

This publication is a beautiful juxtaposition of biblical hermeneutics and theological methodology. This is a book that all church and denominational leaders, other gospel ministers, theological educators, and ministers-in-training need to read.

—Emiola Nihinlola

This book empowers African Christians to confront their fear of curses with thorough biblical exposition.

—Helen A. Labeodan

Product Details

• Title: Can a Christian Be Cursed? An African Evangelical Response to the Problem of Curses
• Author: Godwin O. Adeboye
• Publisher: Hippo Books
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 199
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Africa; Blessing and cursing; Blessing and cursing Africa; Blessing and cursing in the Bible; Christian life; Christian life Africa
• ISBNs: 9781839738265, 9781839738272, 9781839738289, 9781839738296, 183973826X, 1839738278, 1839738286, 1839738294
• Resource ID: LLS:CNCHRSTNPRBCRSS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-09-30T17:23:17Z