Paul and the ancestors in postcolonial Africa Kamudzandu, Israel. creator author. text bibliography mnu Minneapolis Fortress press 2013 monographic eng

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xiv, 120 pages ; 24 cm. "'Father Abraham had many sons . . .' So goes the chorus that the Shona people learned from European missionaries as part of the broader experience of colonization that they share with other African peoples. Urged to abandon their ancestors and embrace Christianity, the Shona instead engaged in a complex and ambiguous negotiation of ancestral myths, culture, and power. Israel Kamudzandu explores this legacy, showing how the Shona found in the figure of Abraham himself a potent resource for cultural resistance, and makes intriguing comparisons with the ways the apostle Paul used the same figure in his interaction with the ancestry of Aeneas in imperial myths of the destiny of the Roman people. The result is a groundbreaking study that combines the best tradition-historical insights with postcolonial-critical acumen. Kamudzandu offers at last a model of multi-cultural Christianity forged in the experience of postcolonial Zimbabwe"--Publisher description. Empire, gospel and culture -- Zimbabwe's religious cultural configurations -- Postcolonial Shona Christianity -- Aeneas, a constructed ancestor -- Aeneas and Abraham paradigms -- Conclusions and implications. Israel Kamudzandu. Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-113) and indexes. f-rh--- (Biblical patriarch) Abraham Biblical patriarch Criticism, interpretation, etc Bible Romans Criticism, interpretation, etc Christianity Zimbabwe BS2665.52 .K363 2013 9780800698171 (hbk) 0800698177 2014469337 BTCTA 161013 20250312110456.0 18342379 eng