TY - BOOK AU - Nyamiti,Charles TI - Christ's Ancestral Mediation through the Church Understood as God's Family: An Essay on African Ecclesiology T2 - Studies in African Christian theology SN - 9966909974 AV - BV 600 .3 .N93 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Nairobi PB - CUEA Press, Catholic University of Eastern Africa KW - Christianity and other religions KW - African KW - Africans KW - Religion KW - Ancestor worship KW - Africa. KW - Ancestor worship. KW - Christianity N1 - 1. The church as "koinonia"-in-ancestors -- 2. Ancestral interpretation of the mystery of the church -- 3. African blood pact ritual as hermeneutical viewpoint -- 4. Critical evaluation in the light of some Western ecclesiologies -- 5. An African ancestral interpretation of the angels' church membership -- 6. The saints' ancestorship in the church; Includes bibliographical references and indexes ER -