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Injunctions towards an Afrocentric theology of worship music : an Old Testament perspective

Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2016.

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/55910 Injunctions towards an Afrocentric theology of worship music : an Old Testament perspective Human, Dirk J. Ndoga, Sampson S. Karonwi, John Afrocentric theology Contemporary religious Gospel Love Praise Worship in Africa Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Theology theses SDG-17 SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2016. Worship music on the African continent has become a very contentious issue, especially in the contemporary religious settings. Music generally has also been identified to play a vital role in all forms of worship in Africa. Thereby, it has been packaged and segmented in various classes and genres that suites its practitioners, such that they can interact and freely express themselves. Music in African worship is extremely unique, such that it is intimately connected to African customs and practices. African music has created a new phase to Africans response to the Gospel. On the other hand, music has been instrumental in the contextualisation of African theology. Above all, music as well as prayers (i.e. imprecatory psalms) played an important role in the biblical worship and celebrations such that it expresses love and praise to Yahweh ae2025 Biblical and Religious Studies MA unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals 2016-07-19T07:11:11Z 2016-07-19T07:11:11Z 2016-09 2016 Dissertation Karonwi, J 2016, Injunctions towards an Afrocentric theology of worship music : an Old Testament perspective, MA Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/55910> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/55910 en 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria application/pdf
spellingShingle Afrocentric theology
Contemporary religious
Gospel
Love
Praise
Worship in Africa
Theology theses SDG-04
SDG-04: Quality education
Theology theses SDG-10
SDG-10: Reduced inequalities
Theology theses SDG-16
SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Theology theses SDG-17
SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals
Injunctions towards an Afrocentric theology of worship music : an Old Testament perspective
title Injunctions towards an Afrocentric theology of worship music : an Old Testament perspective
title_full Injunctions towards an Afrocentric theology of worship music : an Old Testament perspective
title_fullStr Injunctions towards an Afrocentric theology of worship music : an Old Testament perspective
title_full_unstemmed Injunctions towards an Afrocentric theology of worship music : an Old Testament perspective
title_short Injunctions towards an Afrocentric theology of worship music : an Old Testament perspective
title_sort injunctions towards an afrocentric theology of worship music an old testament perspective
topic Afrocentric theology
Contemporary religious
Gospel
Love
Praise
Worship in Africa
Theology theses SDG-04
SDG-04: Quality education
Theology theses SDG-10
SDG-10: Reduced inequalities
Theology theses SDG-16
SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Theology theses SDG-17
SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/55910