African Political Theology: Issues and Perspectives

This volume provides a wide-ranging overview of contemporary African political theology (APT). Focusing on Christian expressions of APT, it brings together a distinguished group of Africanist scholars to explore the overall landscape and primary themes of APT today. This volume provides a wide-ranging overview of contemporary African political theology (APT). Focusing on Christian expressions of APT, it brings together a distinguished group of Africanist scholars to explore the overall landscape and primary themes of APT today. These themes include its search for identity, the conceptual question of what constitutes the political, the relation with political theology more broadly, and its generative quality. The book engages with questions of both substance and method regarding what African political theology is and how to do it. Whilst it does not ignore expressions of APT that abet corruption, wealth disparities, economic extraction, and poor governance, the volume contends that APT oriented toward justice and peace proves a more genuine expression of Christian tradition. It will be of particular interest to scholars of political theology, African religion and politics, and Christian ethics.