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TOWARDS AN EFFECTIVE WITNESS TO FOLK MUSLIMS IN GHANAIAN CONTEXT

  • Muslim-Christian Encounter
  • Abbr : MCE
  • 2022, 15(1), pp.7-49
  • DOI : 10.30532/mce.2022.15.1.7
  • Publisher : Torch Trinity Center for Islamic Studies
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Mission Theology
  • Received : February 8, 2022
  • Accepted : March 19, 2022
  • Published : March 30, 2022

KOMLA, NUEKPE DIEUDONNE 1

1Torch Trinity Graduate University

Accredited

ABSTRACT

Many missionaries struggle to effectively share the gospel with Muslims due to a lack of appropriate approaches. Among the numerous reasons for unsuccessful witness to Muslims, one significant roadblock is a lack of appropriate contextualization of the gospel message. This paper posits that in Ghana, where Muslims are predominantly influenced by African Traditional Religion, an understanding of folk Islam will open doors to effectively share the gospel. Christians can successfully engage folk Muslims with the gospel by presenting Jesus as an ancestor in the Ghanaian folk context, introducing the Holy Spirit, leaning on the power of oral Word proclamation, and presenting the truth with the grace and love of Jesus Christ.

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