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Chéno, RémiContributor(s)
Institut dominicain d'études orientales (IDEO)Keywords
African theologiescontextual theology
public theology
post-modernism
pluralism
conversation
théologies africaines
théologie contextuelle
théologie publique
post-modernisme
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African academic theology finds its historical origin in postcolonial attempts at inculturation and indigenization or in struggles for liberation against the racist exploitation of blacks. It thus immediately falls within the field of contextual theologies, of which the typology of S. Bevans invites him to join the perspective of the synthetic model to the balance between the creationist approach and the redemptive approach, and between continuity and discontinuity of context and culture with theology, that is between dialogue and prophecy. The pluralistic character of postmodernity, which is the global cradle of both African and Western theologies, presents a new challenge to African theologies: they must enter into conversation with each other, but also with the pluralism of their own societies. David Tracy's conversational pluralism seems to open a fertile path for African theologies.La théologie africaine académique trouve son origine historique dans des tentatives post-coloniales d’inculturation et d’indigénisation ou bien dans des luttes de libération face à l’exploitation raciste des Noirs. Elle relève donc immédiatement du champ des théologies contextuelles, dont la typologie de S. Bevans l’invite à rejoindre la perspective du modèle synthétique à l’équilibre entre approche créationniste et approche rédemptrice, et entre continuité et discontinuité du contexte et de la culture avec la théologie, c’est-à-dire entre dialogue et prophétisme. Le caractère pluraliste de la postmodernité, qui est le berceau global aussi bien des théologies africaines que des théologies occidentales, pose un nouveau défi aux théologies africaines : elles doivent entrer en conversation les unes avec les autres, mais aussi avec le pluralisme de leurs propres sociétés. Le pluralisme conversationnel de David Tracy semble ouvrir une route féconde aux théologies africaines.
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