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The Africanisation of Theology: Rightly Handling the Word within the African Context  

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–– Warrick Jubber

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Earlier this year, the Association for Christian Theological Education in Africa launched a new academic journal titled “African Christian Theology.” According to the website, the journal promotes Christian perspectives “through deep engagement with African contextual realities.” This is but the latest in a great effort to “Africanise” Christianity. Various books and journals promote so-called African Christian theology, African Christian ethics, African expository preaching, African pastoral care, and African hermeneutics. 

This raises the critical issue that confronts the African theologian of how to interpret and apply the Word of God within the African context. Some may assume this to be an issue that is limited to the academicians, but since “everyone’s a theologian” as R.C. Sproul rightly reminds us, it is an issue relevant to every believer on the African continent. 

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Africa’s Absent Fathers: Working Away from Home and Family

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–– Warrick Jubber

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Among Africa’s many problems, one of its greatest is the absence of fathers from the home. The Human Sciences Research Council reports that in South Africa, over 60% of children do not reside with their biological fathers, with only 20% seeing their biological father bi-weekly. 

The importance of a father’s role in the family and especially the development of children has been the subject of extensive global research. The National Fatherhood Initiative reported that children living in father-absent homes are almost four times more likely to be poor and twice as likely to drop out of school. Children raised without the influence of a father are also reported to face significantly higher probabilities of being abused or indulging in crime, drug and alcohol abuse, and sexual promiscuity. 

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The Myth of Neutrality: Recognising the Ideological War that Rages in the World

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–– Warrick Jubber

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According to the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, there are currently more than 35 armed conflicts on the African continent, taking place in regions like Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.

Whatever the state of political and military tensions on the African continent may be, Christians need to recognise that the world is engulfed in a war that involves all of humanity. It is not a physical war but a spiritual one that rages for control of our morals, of what we believe to be true, and ultimately of our worldview. However, many believers are ignorant of this ongoing war because they have embraced the myth of neutrality. Perhaps one of the enemy’s greatest tactics is to keep Christians ignorant of the war, or at least naive to the scale of the conflict.

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KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD: WHY GOVERNMENTS SHOULD NOT RELY ON NATIONAL DEBT TO FUND EXPENDITURE

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–– Warrick Jubber

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Hezekiah was a faithful king and one of the best to rule over Judah. 2 Kings 18:3 records that, “He did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that David his father had done.” Nevertheless, he foolishly let an envoy from Babylon explore his kingdom and even the treasuries of Jerusalem. Isaiah confronted him with the consequence of a future Babylonian invasion that would include the capture and captivity of his sons. Isaiah 39:8 records that Hezekiah responded with the words, “‘The word of Yahweh which you have spoken is good.’ For he said, ‘For there will be peace and truth in my days.’” Hezekiah was relieved that he and his generation wouldn’t suffer the Babylonian invasion. As we would say, he kicked the can down the road and left his sons and their generation to deal with the consequences of his folly. 

This seems to be the attitude of many governments around the world, especially in Africa, as they recklessly spend on government projects that leave future generations to deal with the consequences.

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Voting in Hope: Do Elections Solve Crime? 

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–– Warrick Jubber

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For those living in Africa, crime is an unrelenting reality that significantly impacts life through the constant threat of violence. Despite the promises of politicians, criminals are exploiting ineffective governance in many African countries to target the weak and vulnerable. Against the hope of the victims and the longings of Christians who understand God’s standards of righteousness and justice, Africa seems to be plunging into greater depths of criminality.

According to the 2023 Global Organised Crime Index, criminality is on the rise in Africa with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, and South Africa leading not only the continent but also breaking into the top ten worldwide. 

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