330:
guide emphatically explaining the imperative
African researchers have to direct new research to meeting the basic needs of the population and not only to improve industrial production. Similarly, in several books published between 1998 and 2007, he showed the place of Africa in the world of rational science, and the necessity of high quality scientific work. In a book published in 2007, he tried to explain the inseparability of knowledge and power.
325:
According to Ela, the only way to restore dignity to
African peoples is to allow them to transform Christian traditions into forms that are familiar and useful to Africans. He argued that the Eucharist should be served with local rather than imported products. He believed that African churches should
291:
For Jean-Marc Ela and his generation of postcolonial
Christian intellectuals in Cameroon, achieving redemption and meaningful spirituality depended fundamentally on acknowledging the value of the everyday practices of pagan village life. This also provided a mechanism of vigilance against destructive
329:
Interspersed between his hard-hitting theological tones, Ela produced several volumes on social sciences in Africa. He was a science-minded researcher dedicated to opening a conceptual framework to encompass and address the knowledge and the needs of his countrymen. For example, he wrote in 2001 a
267:
Ela was unique in that as a sociologist, he brought a social-science critique to his theology. As a theologian, he proved unorthodox not only in embracing social sciences but also in his penchant for studying topics that tested the boundaries of
Catholic orthodoxy. As a missionary, he earned the
237:. The son of a middle-class family in southern Cameroon, Ela claimed that he first began to think of theology as a discipline that should be concerned with the local needs of believers while he was studying philosophy and theology in France at the
318:, Ela identified ways in which the Catholic tradition subordinates Africans to a position of dependence vis-a-vis White Europeans. He countered these instances of oppression with opportunities for liberation based on the argument that the
326:
be self-funded. He also believed that biblical interpretation should be guided by a "shade-tree theology", in which small groups of believers can gather together to interpret the Gospel in the light of their own particular circumstances.
268:
respect and love of his community in
Tokombere. As a professor, he was popular with students around the globe. He taught in Cameroon, Belgium, USA, Canada, Benin, France, and Congo, among other places.
33:
271:
A vocal critic of both ecclesiastical and political institutions, Ela entered voluntary exile in Quebec after the assassination of fellow
Cameroonian priest
681:
306:
for holding to a model of faith that ignores the needs of
African people, especially those in poor and rural communities. Through an analysis of selected
272:
667:
736:
531:
260:. He spent a great deal of his research and of his life beside Baba Simon, beloved minister to the Kirdis of the North Cameroon in
198:
and a professor, Ela was the author of many books on theology, philosophy, and social sciences in Africa. His most famous work,
206:
in sub-Saharan Africa. His works are widely cited as exemplary of sub-Saharan
African Christian theology for their focus on
726:
716:
626:
343:
606:
576:
686:
741:
731:
721:
701:
682:"Theologie unter dem Baum. Jean-Marc Elas Ansatz einer kontextuellen afrikanischen Befreiungstheologie"
238:
116:
150:
414:
Restituer l'histoire aux sociétés africaines – Promouvoir les sciences sociales en
Afrique noire
449:
Restituer l'histoire aux sociétés africaines. Promouvoir les sciences sociales en
Afrique Noire
242:
168:
121:
711:
706:
8:
276:
203:
155:
435:
Le message de Jean-Baptiste: De la conversion à la réforme dans les églises africaines
602:
572:
456:
Innovations sociales et renaissance de l'Afrique noire. Les défis du "monde d'en-bas"
248:
However, it was during his sixteen-year experience as a missionary working among the
241:
in the 1960s. He studied sociology at the University of Strasbourg as well as at the
375:
De l'assistance à la liberation. Les tâches actuelles de l'Eglise en milieu africain
252:
of northwestern Cameroon that he developed and articulated most of the arguments in
275:
in 1995. Ela resided in Montreal, where he served as professor of sociology at the
83:
484:
Travail et entreprise en Afrique: Les fondements sociaux de la réussite économique
596:
566:
303:
264:. His thesis at Strasbourg was on the image of the cross in Luther's theology.
195:
261:
505:
Les cultures africaines dans le champ de la rationalité scientifique – Book II
695:
622:
442:
Afrique: l'irruption des pauvres. Société contre ingérence, pouvoir et argent
207:
384:. Paris: Karthala. In collaboration with R. Luneau. Translation in Italian.
315:
187:
565:
Stinton, Diane (2004). "Africa, East and West". In Parrat, John (ed.).
552:
The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy, and the Order of Knowledge
311:
307:
191:
108:
666:
Grands Prix des Associations Littéraires 2018 - Jean-Marc Ela honoré:
280:
79:
463:
Les Eglises face à la mondialisation: Quatre réflexions théologiques
428:
Quand l'Etat pénètre en brousse... Les ripostes paysannes à la crise
234:
218:
184:
61:
382:
Voici le temps des héritiers: Eglises d'Afrique et voies nouvelles
512:
La recherche africaine face au défit de l'excellence scientifique
322:
advocates for the restoration of dignity to marginalised people.
230:
214:
210:
and their emphasis on community-centered approaches to theology.
57:
32:
319:
498:
L'Afrique à l'ère du savoir : science, société et pouvoir
302:, Ela's two most famous works, serve as an indictments of the
598:
Jean-Marc Ela: Le sociologue et théologien africain en boubou
249:
202:
has been called the "soundest illustration" of the spirit of
377:. Paris: Centre Lebret. Translations in English and German.
571:. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 108–109.
491:
Fécondité et migrations africaines – Les nouveaux enjeux
493:, written with Anne-Sidonie Zoa, Paris: L'Harmattan.
477:
Repenser la théologie africaine: Le Dieu qui libère
519:Recherche scientifique et crise de la rationalité
693:
500:, preface of Hubert Gérard, Paris, L’Harmattan.
366:. Paris: L'Harmattan. Translations in English (
279:from 1995 until his death 26 December 2008, in
229:Jean-Marc Ela was born on 27 September 1936 in
470:Guide pédagogique de formation à la recherche
183:(27 September 1936 – 26 December 2008) was a
656:] (in French). Paris: Editions Karthala.
554:. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
405:. Paris: Karthala. Translation in English (
31:
590:
588:
568:An Introduction to Third World Theologies
532:Political theology in Sub-Saharan Africa
458:. Montreal/Paris: Harmattan/L'Harmattan.
594:
564:
549:
465:. Brussels: Commission Justice et Paix.
421:Cheikh Anta Diop ou l'honneur de penser
694:
585:
16:Cameroonian sociologist and theologian
621:
647:
627:"In Commemoration of Jean-Marc Ela"
13:
737:Academic staff of Université Laval
14:
753:
687:Jean-Marc Ela in Kanada gestorben
675:
601:(in French). Paris: L'Harmattan.
213:He was buried in his hometown of
349:
660:
641:
615:
558:
543:
286:
1:
537:
338:Jean-Marc Ela was enthroned
224:
7:
727:World Christianity scholars
717:Cameroonian Roman Catholics
525:
233:, in the African nation of
10:
758:
333:
94:Sociologist and theologian
396:La ville en Afrique noire
314:structures, and biblical
194:. Working variously as a
174:
164:
143:
135:
130:
107:
102:
98:
90:
68:
39:
30:
23:
437:. Yaounde: Editions Clé.
359:. Yaoundé: Editions Clé.
340:Grand Prix de la mémoire
239:University of Strasbourg
117:University of Strasbourg
648:Ela, Jean-Marc (1985).
550:Mudimbe, V. Y. (1988).
409:), German, and Italian.
364:Cri de l'homme Africain
742:Liberation theologians
654:My Faith as an African
407:My Faith as an African
389:L'Afrique des villages
300:My Faith as an African
258:My Faith as an African
243:University of Sorbonne
122:University of Sorbonne
732:Christian theologians
595:Assogba, Yao (1999).
521:, Paris: L'Harmattan.
514:, Paris: L'Harmattan.
507:. Paris: L'Harmattan.
472:. Paris: L'Harmattan.
451:. Paris: L'Harmattan.
444:. Paris: L'Harmattan.
423:. Paris: L'Harmattan.
416:, Paris: L'Harmattan.
357:La plume et la pioche
151:University of Yaoundé
169:African Christianity
722:People from Ebolowa
277:University of Laval
204:liberation theology
156:University of Laval
136:School or tradition
103:Academic background
702:Cameroonian clergy
486:. Paris: Karthala.
479:. Paris: Karthala.
430:. Paris, Karthala.
398:. Paris: Karthala.
391:. Paris: Karthala.
139:Catholic tradition
650:Ma foi d'Africain
403:Ma foi d'Africain
292:external forces.
208:contextualisation
178:
177:
54:27 September 1936
749:
670:
664:
658:
657:
645:
639:
638:
619:
613:
612:
592:
583:
582:
562:
556:
555:
547:
75:
72:26 December 2008
53:
51:
35:
21:
20:
757:
756:
752:
751:
750:
748:
747:
746:
692:
691:
678:
673:
665:
661:
646:
642:
620:
616:
609:
593:
586:
579:
563:
559:
548:
544:
540:
528:
352:
336:
304:Catholic Church
289:
273:Englebert Mveng
227:
196:diocesan priest
160:
126:
86:
77:
73:
64:
55:
49:
47:
46:
45:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
755:
745:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
690:
689:
684:
677:
676:External links
674:
672:
671:
659:
640:
623:Guyer, Jane I.
614:
607:
584:
577:
557:
541:
539:
536:
535:
534:
527:
524:
523:
522:
515:
508:
501:
494:
487:
480:
473:
466:
459:
452:
445:
438:
431:
424:
417:
410:
399:
392:
385:
378:
371:
360:
351:
348:
335:
332:
288:
285:
226:
223:
176:
175:
172:
171:
166:
165:Main interests
162:
161:
159:
158:
153:
147:
145:
141:
140:
137:
133:
132:
128:
127:
125:
124:
119:
113:
111:
105:
104:
100:
99:
96:
95:
92:
88:
87:
78:
76:(aged 72)
70:
66:
65:
56:
43:
41:
37:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
754:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
699:
697:
688:
685:
683:
680:
679:
669:
663:
655:
651:
644:
636:
632:
628:
624:
618:
610:
608:9782296379947
604:
600:
599:
591:
589:
580:
578:9780521797399
574:
570:
569:
561:
553:
546:
542:
533:
530:
529:
520:
516:
513:
509:
506:
502:
499:
495:
492:
488:
485:
481:
478:
474:
471:
467:
464:
460:
457:
453:
450:
446:
443:
439:
436:
432:
429:
425:
422:
418:
415:
411:
408:
404:
400:
397:
393:
390:
386:
383:
379:
376:
372:
369:
365:
361:
358:
354:
353:
347:
345:
341:
331:
327:
323:
321:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
293:
284:
282:
278:
274:
269:
265:
263:
259:
255:
251:
246:
244:
240:
236:
232:
222:
220:
216:
211:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
186:
182:
181:Jean-Marc Ela
173:
170:
167:
163:
157:
154:
152:
149:
148:
146:
142:
138:
134:
131:Academic work
129:
123:
120:
118:
115:
114:
112:
110:
106:
101:
97:
93:
91:Occupation(s)
89:
85:
81:
71:
67:
63:
59:
44:Jean-Marc Ela
42:
38:
34:
29:
25:Jean-Marc Ela
22:
19:
662:
653:
649:
643:
634:
630:
617:
597:
567:
560:
551:
545:
518:
511:
504:
497:
490:
483:
476:
469:
462:
455:
448:
441:
434:
427:
420:
413:
406:
402:
395:
388:
381:
374:
370:) and Dutch.
367:
363:
356:
350:Bibliography
339:
337:
328:
324:
316:hermeneutics
299:
295:
294:
290:
270:
266:
257:
253:
247:
228:
212:
199:
180:
179:
144:Institutions
74:(2008-12-26)
18:
712:2008 deaths
707:1936 births
668:icilome.com
368:African Cry
296:African Cry
287:Major works
254:African Cry
200:African Cry
188:sociologist
185:Cameroonian
696:Categories
538:References
312:missionary
308:sacraments
192:theologian
109:Alma mater
50:1936-09-27
631:The Salon
281:Vancouver
262:Tokombéré
225:Biography
80:Vancouver
625:(2010).
526:See also
235:Cameroon
219:Cameroon
62:Cameroon
342:of the
334:Tribute
231:Ebolowa
215:Ebolowa
58:Ebolowa
637:: 1–4.
605:
575:
346:2018.
320:Gospel
652:[
517:2007
510:2007
503:2007
496:2007
489:2006
482:2006
475:2003
468:2001
461:2000
454:1998
447:1994
440:1994
433:1992
426:1990
419:1989
412:1985
401:1985
394:1983
387:1982
380:1982
373:1983
362:1980
355:1971
250:Kirdi
603:ISBN
573:ISBN
344:GPLA
298:and
256:and
190:and
69:Died
40:Born
245:.
698::
633:.
629:.
587:^
310:,
283:.
221:.
217:,
84:BC
82:,
60:,
635:2
611:.
581:.
52:)
48:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
