{"product_id":"9781498269865","title":"Secularism and Africa: In the Light of the Intercultural Christ","description":"Secular assumptions underlie much formal communication between the West and Africa, and even intra-Africa. Secularism is dualistic by nature, but thinking in Africa is mostly monistic. This book suggests that it is better to be rooted in faith in Christ than in so-called secularism. The great respect given to the Bible in much of Africa verifies this idea. Communication of and through Christ is a bridge that can enable indigenous sustainable development. The same gospel is the bridge over which the West itself passes. Maintaining supposedly secular presuppositions may be denying sub-Saharan African people the means for self-initiated sustainable progress.  This books draws on anthropology, linguistics, and theology, as well as the author's experience of living in Africa. Harries shares an autobiographical account of personal long-term grassroots ministry, and proposes a revision of widely held understandings of linguistics pertaining especially to the relationship between the West and Africa. He also looks at Bible teaching ministry in light of contemporary African contexts.","brand":"Wipf \u0026 Stock Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182829650160,"sku":"9781498269865","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781498269865_p0.jpg?v=1763703319","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781498269865","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}