Challenges of Christian Marriage In African Culture
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Christian marriage is a vocation of love and life companionship of two different individuals irrespective of social challenges, and looks unto the consummation of the marriage in procreation of children. African Marriage is a communitarian task that involves a union of two families or communities of the husband and wife. Barrenness in this marriage is seen as a curse and could lead to the termination of the marriage. Nevertheless, a marriage becomes perfect when the values of the different concepts of marriage are adopted. Openness and communication is the key to any successful marriage.
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The book Challenges of Christian Marriage in Africa Culture is a reflection of Fr. Sylvester on the challenges encountered by Christian marriage in a communitarian African culture of kinship. While Christian marriage is a free decision of the couple involved, African marriage is a communitarian task, and thus, the decision of the community must take precedence. The contrast between Christian marriage and African marriage becomes a challenge to the Christian ideology of marriage. However, this book aims at a reconciliation between these marriages, where the moral values found in either marriage could be adopted for a sustainable marriage.
About the Author
Rev. Fr. Sylvester Chukwudi Oyeka, C.S.Sp., is a Nigerian missionary of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. He is originally from the eastern part of Nigeria and was ordained in 2010. In the course of his seminary training, he obtained a degree in philosophy, a degree in religion, and a master’s degree in theology. He is inclined to family rehabilitation since it is the basic unit of the society, having reflected on broken marriages and the impact on the wider society. As a missionary, he was posted to Zimbabwe in 2012 to disseminate the gospel of Christ.