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  2. Christian views on poverty and wealth - Wikipedia

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    Perrotta describes the cultures as having radically different views of money and wealth. Whereas the Hebrew culture prized material wealth, the Classical and Christian cultures either held it in contempt or preached indifference to it. However, Perrotta points out that the motivation of the Classical and Christian cultures for their attitudes ...

  3. Afrikaner Calvinism - Wikipedia

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    The company established strict rules for trade between the settlement and the native population. Only a Company administrator could authorize trade or Christian missionary ventures among the Africans. Settlers were forbidden from stealing or shooting cattle, which were a form of wealth and sustainability for the Africans. The early Europeans ...

  4. Political theology in sub-Saharan Africa - Wikipedia

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    Political theology in sub-Saharan Africa deals with the relationship of theology and politics born from and/or specific to the circumstances of the region. Arising from the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and nationalist campaigns of the mid- to late twentieth century elsewhere, the increasing numbers of Christians in sub-Saharan Africa has led to an increased interest in Christian ...

  5. African theology - Wikipedia

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    Black theology and African theology emerged in different social contexts with different aims. Black theology developed in the United States and South Africa, where the main concern was opposition to racism and liberation from apartheid, while African theology developed in the wider continent where the main concern was indigenization of the Christian message.

  6. Christianity in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Christianity in Africa arrived in Africa in the 1st century AD, and in the 21st century the majority of Africans are Christians. [1] Several African Christians influenced the early development of Christianity and shaped its doctrines, including Tertullian, Perpetua, Felicity, Clement of Alexandria, Origen of Alexandria, Cyprian, Athanasius and Augustine of Hippo.

  7. Christian feminism - Wikipedia

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    Christian feminism is a school of Christian theology which uses the viewpoint of a Christian to promote and understand morally, socially, and spiritually the equality of men and women. [1] Christian theologians argue that contributions by women and acknowledging women's value are necessary for a complete understanding of Christianity .

  8. Women as theological figures - Wikipedia

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    Women as theological figures have played a significant role in the development of various religions and religious hierarchies. Throughout most of history women were unofficial theologians. They would write and teach, but did not hold official positions in Universities and Seminaries.

  9. Christianity in Zambia - Wikipedia

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    Aboum A (2001) Women's Issues in Health and Education, in Belshaw D, Calderisi R and Sugden C (ed.) Faith in Development: Partnership Between the World Bank and the Churches of Africa, Oxford, Regnum Books International; Brouwer S. Gifford P. & Rose S.D. (1996) Exporting the American Gospel: Global Christian Fundamentalism, New York, Routledge