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An Investigation on the Church’s Impact on Elderly care in Ghana in the Context of Increasing Poverty and Political Polarisation 在日益贫穷和政治两极化的背景下，加纳教会对长者护理的影响调查

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies Pub Date : 2023-10-27 DOI: 10.38159/erats.20239105

Eric Oduro Wiafe

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Service and Care in the Johannine and Akan Conceptual Schemas: Inculturation Hermeneutics 约翰和阿坎概念图式中的服务和关怀:本土化解释学

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.38159/erats.20239102

Godibert Kelly Gharbin

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Noah’s Ark to the Great Commission: Defusing Xenophobia in South Africa 从诺亚方舟到大使命:消除南非的仇外心理

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.38159/erats.20239103

Jonas Sello Thinane

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Cultural Discipleship as a Means of Preserving the Christian Faith 文化门徒是保存基督教信仰的一种方式

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies Pub Date : 2023-10-13 DOI: 10.38159/erats.20239101

Felix Cornelius Agyei

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Ghana to Become a Majority Muslim Nation by 2096: A Critical Examination of Ghana’s 2000, 2010, 2021 Censuses and its Implications for Christian Missions 加纳到2096年将成为一个穆斯林占多数的国家:加纳2000年、2010年和2021年人口普查及其对基督教使命的影响的批判性考察

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies Pub Date : 2023-09-28 DOI: 10.38159/erats.2023994

Eric Jean-Ive Abrahams-Appiah

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An Examination of the Phenomenon of Cohabitation: A Case Study of the Fante Tribe of Ghana 同居现象研究:以加纳方特部落为例

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies Pub Date : 2023-09-28 DOI: 10.38159/erats.2023995

George Emmanuel Acquaah Acquaah

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A Solution to the Duration Problem of Daniel 12:11–12 但以理书12:11-12中持续时间问题的解答

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies Pub Date : 2023-09-28 DOI: 10.38159/erats.2023993

Charles R. Lightner

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Public Theology and Leadership Rudiments in African Christianity: The Expectations and Deficiencies in Ghana 非洲基督教的公共神学与领导基础:加纳的期望与不足

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.38159/erats.2023992

Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong

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Christians and Muslims in Ghana: A Case Study of Togetherness 加纳的基督徒和穆斯林:团结的个案研究

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies Pub Date : 2023-09-08 DOI: 10.38159/erats.2023991

Eric Oduro Wiafe

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Trading-off Church Participation for Political Engagement: A Necessity for Political Effectiveness and Influence? 权衡教会参与与政治参与:政治有效性和影响力的必要性?

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies Pub Date : 2023-05-31 DOI: 10.38159/erats.2023982

Samuel Sarkodie-Addo, John Kwaku Opoku

{"title":"Trading-off Church Participation for Political Engagement: A Necessity for Political Effectiveness and Influence?","authors":"Samuel Sarkodie-Addo, John Kwaku Opoku","doi":"10.38159/erats.2023982","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.2023982","url":null,"abstract":"Active involvement in the church can provide a religious capital for political engagements but at the same time, it can prevent or limit the political participation of church members. Many studies have concentrated on the factors which either promote or discourage political mobilisation and participation by churches. However, there is little work on the impact of political involvement on church participation, and this paper seeks to contribute to filling this gap. It provides unique data and contributes to the broader discourse on church and politics. Using a Mixed-Method approach, this study was conducted with five selected churches in Ghana. The study’s main objective was to examine the involvement of Christian politicians in church activities, and the churches’ appreciation of the implications of political engagement for church participation. The paper contends that politics requires quality time investments. Christian politicians may sometimes have to trade-off time in church for political activities in order to be effective and to influence the political sphere. On the other hand, they face a lot of challenges and may need the church to stand by them. Churches that want their members to go into politics need to understand this. And therefore, they should not ‘abandon’ them but rather support, encourage and keep close contact with them. Keywords: Politics, Church, Engagement, Civic Skills, Time.","PeriodicalId":472882,"journal":{"name":"E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies","volume":"81 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135438882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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