The contextualization of the gospel of Jesus Christ in Christian churches in Maseru, Lesotho

[摘要] English: The main issue in this dissertation is to establish what the different ways ofcontextualization among Christian churches in Maseru, Lesotho are. Toreach this objective, church leaders from various churches were interviewed,with the aim of establishing their different approaches to contextualization.Their approaches to the main concepts of Church service were evaluatednamely kerugma and leiturgia, diakonia, koinonia and marturia. Personsfrom the following churches were interviewed: The African MethodistEpiscopal Church in Maseru, Lesotho Evangelical Church, the MethodistChurch of Southern Africa in Maseru, St. John Apostolic Faith MissionChurch and the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa. Views oncontextualization of three main theologians were then also evaluatednamely, Turaki, Sanneh and Bediako. After this evaluation the churches'position were reassessed. In the final instance the way forward for thechurches in Maseru is discussed.

[发布机构] University of the Free State