African Christian Ethnomusicology in Biblical Perspective

This book engages in the conversation among members of the African Church – the Body of c Christ – on her continued expression in song of her experience of Jesus Christ within the c context of African worldviews. Many African Christian theologians claim that it is natural for c an African to express oneself in song. In this book, the author begins his discussion by looking c first at Biblical basis for ethnicity or ethnological reflection. Second, he carries out a brief c discussion on the Biblical basis for ethnomusicology. Third, he looks at some of the reasons c for the absence of or delay for a vibrant African ethnomusicological reflection in the African c Church. Fourth, he ventures to recommend the scope within which African Christian c ethnomusicological reflection should be focused. He concludes the discussion by highlighting and underscoring the qualities of an effective African Christian ethnomusicologist. This book c is highly recommended for scholars and anyone interested in missiology, musicology, c ethnomusicology and inter-cultural studies.