I believe that theology should be meaningful to lay people as well as practising pastors. Academia should be in touch with the world it is trying to reach.

— Opoku Onyinah (b. 1954), Theologe, Universitätsprofessor, ehem. Vorsitzender von The Church of Pentecost

Topics: Church & Congregation, Wisdom & Understanding

Opoku Onyinah

Opoku Onyinah (* 1954) ist ein ghanaischer Theologe, Universitätsprofessor und ehemaliger Gesamtvorsitzender der Church of Pentecost. Er ist bekannt für seine theologische Aufarbeitung pfingstlicher Themen wie Dämonologie und Befreiungsdienst sowie für sein Engagement in internationalen ökumenischen Gremien. Für Bibelleser repräsentiert er eine profilierte Stimme des afrikanischen Pfingsttums, dessen Wirken auch durch Debatten über Reformen charismatischer Praktiken und Kontroversen um das staatlich geförderte Großprojekt der Nationalkathedrale Ghanas geprägt war.

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