Afua Kuma Explained

Afua Kuma (1908–1987) was a Ghanaian oral theologian.

Biography

Afua Kuma was born in Obo Kwahu in the Eastern Region of Ghana. In her childhood, she helped her parents in farming and trading and did not go to school. Although she was brought up in the Presbyterian church, where her father was an elder, in her later life she attended a local Catholic Church before joining the Church of Pentecost.^[1]

Though she was illiterate, she was well-versed in her mother tongue of Twi and became known for the oral theology in her prayers and songs.^{[2] [3]}

Works

• Book: Kuma, Afua. Jesus of the Deep Forest. 1981. Asempa Publishers. 978-9964-78-046-3.

Notes and References

1. ghana/afua-kuma . Afua Kuma (1908-1987) . Sara J. . Fretheim . 5 August 2020.
2. Book: Bediako, Kwame. Kwame Bediako

   . Kwame Bediako. Jesus and the Gospel in Africa: History and Experience. https://books.google.com/books?id=SIPXvK_oXKsC&pg=PA3. 2004. Orbis Books. 978-1-57075-542-2. 3–19. Cry Jesus! Christian theology and presence in modern Africa.

3. Middleton . Darren . Jesus of Nazareth in Ghana's Deep Forest: The Africanization of Christianity In Madam Afua Kuma's Poetry . Religion and the Arts . 2005 . 9 . 1–2 . 116–134 . 10.1163/1568529054573415.