Africa, The Agony of A Continent: Can Liberation Theology Offer Any Solution?
Africa, the Agony of a Continent speaks volumes about the author’s understanding of theology and the socio-political implications of the gospel message in a continent where most of the people have been rendered miserable by a handful of corrupt and greedy leaders. The author believes that Africans have blamed the white colonial masters enough and that the searchlight should now be turned homeward. What is killing Africa today is inept and corrupt leadership. The far-reaching and morally devastating effects of this have made it a religious problem. As such, it is a challenge to all of us, particularly to African theologians. In view of this, he proposes five steps towards an authentic theology for Africa. First of all, authentic African theology can no longer be a theology of self-pity and self-abnegation. It cannot bemoan the crimes the whites committed against the black race ad infinitum. Secondly, an authentic theology for Africa must be self-reflective and self-critical. It should devote enough time to ask questions as to why Africa is so backward and thus remains the vulnerable refuse dump of the civilized world. Thirdly, an authentic theology for Africa must be a contextual theology. Confronted with Africa's plethora of problems, it must employ a distinctive theological hermeneutics that would be effective in fighting against all the forces of exploitation, oppression and dehumanization. Fourthly, an authentic theology for Africa must evoke the spirit of mental revolution. Why, for instance, is Africa still lagging too far behind when the rest of the continents are competing for technological and scientific mastership? Fifthly, an authentic theology for Africa must be prophetic in its approach. Like the Old Testament prophets, it must have the courage to cry wolf because there are too many wolves in the African manger that make it impossible for the poor, the weak and the powerless to reach out for their legitimate share of the daily morsel.
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