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Author Amu, Ephraim, 1899-1995, author.

Title Patriotism and nation building : perspectives from the life and utterances of Ephraim Amu / by Philip Tetteh Laryea ; foreword by Emmanuel Yartekwei Amugi Lartey.

Publication Info. Legon-Accra, Ghana : Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2017.

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Contents Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- AMU'S PULPIT MINISTRY: AN APPRAISAL OF CONTEXT, METHOD AND STYLE -- General Context -- "Amope Nkwatia Kotoko": history and context of KNUST -- Approach to study -- Amu's method and style -- The Bible in African languages -- ADESUA TRODOO: A CASE FOR HOLISTIC EDUCATION -- Girls and co-education -- Education, manual labour and social services -- Amu's Philosophy of Education: a summary -- POLITICS AND THE BUILDING OF A NATION STATE
Patriotism and early stirrings toward nationhood -- The 1948 boycott, crossroads shooting and pre-independence struggle -- Kwame Nkrumah's CPP and nascent multi-party democracy in Ghana -- A critique of the role of the clergy in politics -- Overthrow of the CPP and a call for national reconstruction -- TOWARD AN AFRICAN ECCLESIA -- Indigenous roots of Christian worship within Akan context -- The relevance of libation prayers within Christian context -- Forging an identity of the Church in Africa -- Superstition, religious belief and Christian faith
OF WORK ETHICS, SOCIETAL VALUES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS -- The dignity of human labour and devotion to duty -- Bribery and corruption -- Environmental Care -- THE EMERGING ISSUES -- PART ONE -- TOWARD BUILDING A NATION STATE: EDUCATION AND OTHER CONCERNS (1934-1951) -- SUBJECT 1. JESUS INCREASED IN WISDOM -- SUBJECT 2. VISION AND COURAGE -- SUBJECT 3. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY -- SUBJECT 4. MORNING DEVOTION HOMILIES -- SUBJECT 5. THE GREAT ADVENTURE OF LOVE -- SUBJECT 6. MORNING DEVOTION HOMILIES -- SUBJECT 7. THE BIBLE IN THE HOMELY SPEECH
SUBJECT 8. WE HAVE THE FORCES OF VICTORY ON OUR SIDE -- SUBJECT 9. MORNING DEVOTION HOMILIES -- SUBJECT 10. JESUS, THE FAILURE'S FRIEND -- SUBJECT 11. THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS -- ASENTITRIW 12. KWASAFO ASÔREKÔ HO HIA A EHIA MA NOKWARE KRISTOFO NYINAA -- (ENGLISH TRANSLATION) THE IMPORTANCE OF WORSHIP FOR THE FAITHFUL -- SUBJECT 13. THE DANGERS OF SELF-SATISFACTION -- SUBJECT 14. WHAT IS THE CHURCH? -- SUBJECT 15. ON SHARING GOD'S GIFTS WITH OTHERS -- SUBJECT 16. A RAY OF GLADNESS TO BRIGHTEN THE DARK HOUR OF SEEMING FAILURE -- SUBJECT 17. NO TRUE RELIGION WITHOUT PERSONAL INNER CONVICTON
SUBJECT 18. THE PREPARATION OF HUMAN HEART -- OCCASION 19. AGGREY MEMORIAL DAY -- SUBJECT 20. LIBERTY UNDER LAW -- SUBJECT 21. ACHIMOTA AND OUTSIDE CRITICISM -- SUBJECT 22. A DANGEROUS DESIRE -- SUBJECT 23. THE EFFORTLESS RELIGION -- SUBJECT 24. WHO IS TO BLAME? -- SUBJECT 25. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE -- SUBJECT 26. THE DISCIPLINE OF A HARD LIFE -- SUBJECT 27. THESE UPSETTERS OF THE WORLD -- PART TWO -- PRE AND POST INDEPENDENCE ERA (1952-1960) -- SUBJECT 28. CHANGING FROM GLORY INTO GLORY -- SUBJECT 29. THE THIRD SERVANT
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Subject Amu, Ephraim, 1899-1995.
Amu, Ephraim, 1899-1995.
Sermons, English -- Ghana.
Sermons, English.
Ghana.
Composers -- Ghana.
Composers.
Nationalists -- Ghana.
Nationalists.
Music -- Africa -- Religious aspects.
Music.
Africa.
Liturgics -- Africa -- Music.
Liturgics.
Music -- Religious aspects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Music.
Added Author Laryea, Philip T., writer of introduction, editor.
Added Title Works. Selections https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2019066144
Other Form: Print version: 9789988647452 998864745X (DLC) 2018338193 (OCoLC)1005687844
ISBN 9789988647223 (electronic book)
9988647220 (electronic book)
9789988647452
998864745X