Marriage in the Christian and Igbo Traditional Context: Towards an Inculturation

Emanuel Okonkwo

ISBN 10: 3631500785 / ISBN 13: 9783631500781

Edité par Peter Lang, Peter Lang Apr 2003, 2003

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Neuware -Traditional marriage and Christian marriage rites presently exist as two distinct ceremonies in some parts of Africa. Is there no way of bringing the two together to avoid any form of duplication or multiplication of rite More so because the Church has always implicitly recognised matrimonial institution as a cultural product. The answer to the above question is located in the whole issue of inculturation. A process that successfully flourished in the Western civilisation and consequently influenced the teaching of the Church on marriage. The answer to our question seeks to establish a marriage rite where couples will genuinely experience the happy marriage between culture and Church. A marriage rite that will fulfil both the traditional and Christian demands. 264 pp. Englisch.

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• Titre: Marriage in the Christian and Igbo Traditional Context: Towards an Inculturation
• Éditeur: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Apr 2003
• Date de parution: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3631500785
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783631500781
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 210 L x 148 H x 15 P (en millimètres) 210 millimètres de largeur par 148 millimètres de hauteur par 15 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 346 grammes

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Synopsis

Traditional marriage and Christian marriage rites presently exist as two distinct ceremonies in some parts of Africa. Is there no way of bringing the two together to avoid any form of duplication or multiplication of rite ? More so because the Church has always implicitly recognised matrimonial institution as a cultural product. The answer to the above question is located in the whole issue of inculturation. A process that successfully flourished in the Western civilisation and consequently influenced the teaching of the Church on marriage. The answer to our question seeks to establish a marriage rite where couples will genuinely experience the happy marriage between culture and Church. A marriage rite that will fulfil both the traditional and Christian demands.

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The Author : Emmanuel Okonkwo from Amaifeke in Imo-state Nigeria is a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Orlu, he studied philosophy and theology in Bigard Memorial Seminary Ikot Ekpene and Enugu Nigeria respectively. He earned his M.A. in theology from the Hochschule der Pallottiner, Vallendar and his doctorate from the Hochschule Sankt Georgen, Frankfurt/Main Germany.