African Christians or Christian Africans: Byang H. Kato and his Contextual Theology

Authors

Sochanngam Shirik

Abstract

Byang Henry Kato, a promising African Christian leader, passed away in 1975 at only 39 years of age. In spite of his brief career, he has left his imprint on the pages of African Christian history. He is not without his supporters and critics alike. It appears that while his critics have misunderstood him in some aspects, his supporters have not paid enough attention to his theological conviction and articulation. While this article aims at clarifying some of Kato's conviction, it also informs readers how, regardless of context and time, others can appreciate, learn, and even adopt some aspects of his contextual model. The writer, an Asian living more than forty years apart from Kato, argues that Kato was indeed an evangelical leader whose theological conviction and model cannot be confined merely to a past era.

DOI

10.7252/Journal.01.2019S.07

Recommended Citation

Shirik, Sochanngam (2019) "African Christians or Christian Africans: Byang H. Kato and his Contextual Theology," The Asbury Journal: Vol. 74: No. 1, p. 131-156.
Available at: https://place.asburyseminary.edu/asburyjournal/vol74/iss1/8