Edward Fasholé-Luke Explained

Edward W. Fasholé-Luke (born 1934) is a Sierra Leone Creole Anglican theologian.

Biography

Born in 1934 in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Fasholé-Luke received a BA in general studies from Fourah Bay College (1959). He went for further studies in the United Kingdom, pursuing a BA in theology from St John's College, Durham (1963) and being ordained an Anglican priest in Durham. He then completed a PhD in theology from King's College, Aberdeen (1969), studying with Andrew Walls in the Centre for the Study of Christianity in the Non-Western World^[1] and writing a PhD thesis on "The Doctrine of the Church in the Writings of St. Cyprian of Carthage."

After his studies, Fasholé-Luke returned to Sierra Leone and taught theology at Fourah Bay College, beginning in 1969, and serving as its senior chaplain since 1985.^[2] He maintained his interest in biblical and patristic studies, but also worked on developing an African Christian theology that was relevant to the social and political setting of West Africa.^[3]

Works

Books

• Book: Fasholé-Luke . Edward W. . Gray . Richard . Hastings . Adrian . Adrian Hastings . Tasie . Godwin . Christianity in Independent Africa . 1978 . Indiana University Press . 978-0-253-37506-3.
• Book: Glasswell . Mark E. . Fasholé-Luke. Edward W. . New Testament Christianity for Africa and the World: Essays in Honour of Harry Sawyerr . 1974 . S.P.C.K.. 9780281027835 .

Articles

• Fasholé-Luke . Edward W. . Footpaths and Signposts to African Christian Theologies . Scottish Journal of Theology . October 1981 . 34 . 5 . 385–414 . 10.1017/S0036930600055277. 170911954 .
• Fasholé-Luke . Edward W. . The relevance of early church history for the training of ministers in West Africa . African Ecclesiastical Review . December 1976 . 17 . 6 . 320–328 . 0250-4650.
• Fasholé-Luke . Edward W. . The Quest for African Christian Theologies . Scottish Journal of Theology . April 1976 . 29 . 2 . 159–176 . 10.1017/S0036930600042575.
• Fasholé-Luke . E. W. . Christian unity: St. Cyprian's and Ours . Scottish Journal of Theology . August 1970 . 23 . 3 . 312–322 . 10.1017/S0036930600021621.

Notes and References

1. Book: Stanley, Brian. Understanding World Christianity: The Vision and Work of Andrew F. Walls. 2011. Orbis Books. 9781608330218 . 52. Founding the Centre for the Study of Christianity in the Non-Western World. Gornik. Mark R.. McLean. Janice A.. Burrows. William R.. Brian Stanley (historian).
2. Book: Ferm, Deane W. . Profiles in Liberation: 36 Portraits of Third World Theologians. 1981. Wipf and Stock Publishers. 978-1-59244-537-0. 29–33.
3. Fasholé-Luke . Edward W. . The Quest for an African Christian Theology . The Ecumenical Review . July 1975 . 27 . 3 . 259–269 . 10.1111/j.1758-6623.1975.tb01173.x.