DR EDISON MUHINDO KALENGYO is an Associate Professor of New Testament at Uganda Christian University, Mukono, Uganda, and is ordained in the Church of the Province of Uganda. He holds a PhD from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and has taught courses in New Testament, Greek, Missions, African Biblical Interpretation, Christian Spirituality, Church Leadership, and Management at both undergraduate and graduate levels. His experience in serving rural parishes raised his awareness of the eucharistic famine that prevails across Africa. Dr Kalengyo is married to Dorothy, and they have three children, Mwesigwa, Alinda and Ahebwa.
Celebrating the Lord's Supper in Africa is a very refreshing and
thought provoking work that challenges one's thinking about the
place and significance of the Lord's Supper for the Christian
church, especially in Africa. The book poses an apt challenge to
the African church to reflect deeply and make the gospel real in
its context. That "It is high time for us to find practical ways in
which the Lord's Supper can be inculturated in socio-cultural
groups across Africa" is a most passionate appeal that cannot be
ignored. It is a challenge to our thinking both in African
Christian theology and in the development of African liturgy that
truly reflects the distinctive cultural experiences of African
worshippers. Doing this without abandoning biblical principles is
important. This book is relevant to all, and scholars and pastors
will have a lot to interact with. Even if you have a divergent
opinion, Dr Edison Kalengyo has started a discussion that cannot be
ignored and raised an issue that is significant for spiritual
development.
I am grateful to Dr Kalengyo for this approach, and for
articulating this issue of the Lord's Supper succinctly. With this
we shall continue to engage. More significant about this work is
that it is written by an African living in Africa and for the
African peoples. Thus, it is authentic and I warmly commend it.
The Rt Rev Stephen Ayodeji A. Fagbemi, PhD
Bishop, Anglican Diocese of Owo, Nigeria
As Edison Kalengyo makes clear, there is a spiritual famine across
Africa because so few of the Lord's people are being fed at the
communion table. With a pastor's heart and a theologian's depth and
clarity, he uncovers not only the causes for this famine but many
practical and biblically sound approaches to its remedy. This
brief, lively and very readable book belongs in the hands of every
pastor and pastor-to-be on the continent. It is African theology at
its best.
Joel A. Carpenter, PhD
Director, Nagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity
Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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