AESTHETIC THEOLOGIZING: AFRICAN WISDOM WAY IN THE WIDER CONTEXT

Abstract

Theology as discourse on God brings together human experience and divine address in God’s other of salvation. Like others, the aesthetic method in theology is well-established through historical controversies in the Church. Greater attention is, however, required of its use in African theology since aesthetics, like religion, permeates African life as its deep philosophy. A second reason is the unresolved aspects of its encounter and dialogue with the wider context of Christianity: the question of credibility. The third is the common risks of human perception. These points find illustration in African Rhetoric.