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Abstract/Sommario: After presenting the widespread occurrence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Africa, the A. presents a look at the prevalence of FGM in the African Church and its responses to them in the past. The health implications of FGM are grave and have given raise to widespread eradication campaigns in secular society. However, the Church in Africa is still slow in responding properly to this situation. The A. proposes that FGM is a violation of God given female body and should be eradica ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Abstract/Sommario: Ramon Llull (d. 1316) was admired by early nineteenth and twentieth-century protestant missionaries as an enlighted model for evangelical mission, noted for his attempt to convert Muslims to Christianity through non-polemical means. A close examination of Llull's Vita and Book of the Gentile, however, indicate strong Islamic monotheistic influences on his thought. This aspect of his work speaks to the complexity of his time, and calls into question the accuracy of his use by later miss ...; [Leggi tutto...]