{"product_id":"he-descended-into-hell-a-christological-study-of-the-apostles-creed-and-its-implication-to-christian-teaching-and-preaching-in-africa-paperback","title":"He Descended Into Hell: A Christological Study of the Apostles' Creed and Its Implication to Christian Teaching and Preaching in Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElikana Asheri Lova\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElia Shabani Mligo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Apostles' Creed is one of the most prominent creeds in Christianity, perhaps even the most recited creed by normal believers in church services. However, the creed holds a clause that seems controversial to Christian mission in some contexts, especially African contexts. The clause, \"He descended into Hell,\" is the main concern of this book. In African context, where ancestral cult is prominent in both people's worldview and practice, this clause poses a tangible problem of religious syncretism. The phrase suggests a life after immediate death, that a person can continue to live in a certain realm soon after death. Since the clause depicts Jesus descending into hell after death and burial, and preaching to the other souls of the dead in hell, it suggests the possibility of hearing a message of salvation after death, a doctrine hardly held by Christianity. The doctrine therefore becomes good news for those Africans who hold firm the ancestral cult, and those whose relatives had died in sin on earth. Therefore, this book critically examines the origin and use of this doctrine in the church and its validity in an African context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElikana Asheri Lova (PhM, Norwegian Lutheran School of Theology) is Assistant Lecturer and Rector of Kidugala Lutheran Seminary, an institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, Southern Diocese. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Elia Shabani Mligo (PhD, University of Oslo) is Senior Lecturer in Contextual Theology at the University of Iringa, Amani Centre in Njombe Tanzania. He is the author of many articles and books. Some of his books include: \u003ci\u003eJesus and the Stigmatized\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eWriting Academic Papers\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), \u003ci\u003eDoing Effective Fieldwork\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eElements of African Traditional Religion\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and \u003ci\u003eSymbolic Interactionism in the Gospel according to John\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 74\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67608381194557,"sku":"9781498206211","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/3356\/3709\/files\/HJ8e8ispHg9781498206211.webp?v=1790790988","url":"https:\/\/thelordsnest.com\/products\/he-descended-into-hell-a-christological-study-of-the-apostles-creed-and-its-implication-to-christian-teaching-and-preaching-in-africa-paperback","provider":"The Lord's Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}