What is this thing called Sunsum? A Historiographical and Constructive Theological Investigation into the Nature of the Akan Sunsum, from its Pneumatological Conception to the Contemporary Argument of Quasi-physicalism

Diplôme Thèse What is this thing called Sunsum? A Historiographical and Constructive Theological Investigation into the Nature of the Akan Sunsum, from its Pneumatological Conception to the Contemporary Argument of Quasi-physicalism eng 2020-06-29 author Owusu-Gyamfi Clifford 804515 director Chalamet Christophe 0009-0001-5581-3303 55005 director Robert Owusu Agyarko 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:140297 urn:nbn:ch:unige-1402972 Théol. 289 The present thesis articulates a theological framework that engages Christian thoughts and theological reflections which revolves around an elaborate exposition of the spiritual worldview of the Akan. The spiritual viewpoint is primarily inspired by the concept of sunsum. The ultimate objective is to facilitate a deeper comprehension of the idea of the “spirit.” The expectation is that acquiring an excellent grasp of the concept of the “spirit” will demonstrate how the theology of the Holy Spirit is employed, contextually, in the Akan setting. The proposal is rooted in an entirely different Akan concept, known as honhom. My dissertation contends that honhom exerts significant influence on any reviews, discourses, or scrutiny regarding contextual Akan pneumatology. Previous studies have proven that honhom, as a premise for explaining nonphysical phenomena – such as air and spirit – and meta-empirical aspects, is polysemic and complements the biblical concepts of רוּחַ and πνεῦμα. Akan Sunsum Honhom Spirits African theology Systematic theology Akan religion Dewey 200 6 Faculté autonome de théologie protestante 6 false c3f9fe46-aa07-4667-afa0-cb33fd394d74 Thesis Public SUNSUM-DISSERTATION.pdf 4538574 application/pdf 219f39e5-0ee7-4c03-b9c4-5e615ab624d7 Agreement Private Owusu-Gyamfi_Contrat_diffusion_thes.pdf 480608 application/pdf openAccess Faculté autonome de théologie protestante

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