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Can a Christian Be Cursed?: An African Evangelical Response to the Problem of Curses

Godwin O. Adeboye

The belief in curses is widespread in Africa, impacting the lived reality of both Christians and non-Christians alike. In this book, Godwin Adeboye provides practical, biblical, and contextual guidelines for addressing the African conception of cursing, and for ministering to the fear and confusion such cursing elicits. He argues that African evangelical theology must begin by understanding, and valuing, the unique experiences of African Christians if it is to offer relevant answers to the real dilemmas they face. To this end, Adeboye draws on African traditional beliefs, empirical research, and the teachings of popular African pastors to provide insight into the religious and cultural contexts of the contemporary African church. Against this backdrop, he explores biblical passages on cursing and utilizes the evangelical positions on biblical authority, the atonement, personal conversion, and active mission to evaluate cultural beliefs and bring them into alignment with the gospel.


While this text is an excellent resource for students of theology, missiology, and biblical or cultural studies, it is also immensely practical and deeply pastoral. Ultimately, it is a book to empower believers to confront their fear of curses equipped with the truth of Scripture.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Hippobooks
  • Publish Date: Mar 14th, 2023
  • Pages: 220
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.46in - 0.66lb
  • EAN: 9781839738265
  • Categories: • Christian Theology - General• Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics

About the Author

Adeboye, Godwin O.: - GODWIN O. ADEBOYE has served as the pioneering Director of Research and Innovations at ECWA Theological Seminary, Igbaja, Nigeria. He currently serves as the African Regional Coordinator at Shepherd's Academy, Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life, UK, where he is also conducting his doctoral research as a Langham scholar. In collaboration with the University of Pretoria, his research seeks to provide a theological model for the survival of Christian missions in Islamic political contexts.

Praise for this book

In this well-researched and intentionally easy-to-read book, the author provides an evangelical response to the belief in curses in contemporary African Christianity. This is a gem for the African church and the academy. Every African theological library must have a copy of this book.

REV. DAVID TARUS, PhD

Association for Christian Theological Education in Africa, Kenya

This publication is a beautiful juxtaposition of biblical hermeneutics and theological methodology. This is a book that all church and denominational leaders, other gospel ministers, theological educators, and ministers-in-training need to read.

REV. EMIOLA NIHINLOLA, PhD

Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomosho

This book empowers African Christians to confront their fear of curses with thorough biblical exposition.

HELEN A. LABEODAN, PhD

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Combining biblical theology with practical and pastoral help, this careful, detailed, and wide-ranging book will be useful for pastors, preachers, theologians, seminary students, and lecturers across Africa.

PATRICK SOOKHDEO, PhDPATRICK SOOKHDEO, PhD Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life, UK


This book is timely, simple, and readable. It shines a clear light on how readers can understand and biblically respond to curses. This work will enrich the international discussion and it is my honour to recommend it for use in institutions of higher learning, churches, and society as a whole.

STEPHEN O. Y. BABA, PhD

ECWA Theological Seminary, Igbaja, Nigeria

In almost all African ethnic groups, people take curses seriously. Adeboye's book brings comfort through a focus on the sovereignty of God, who has the power to overrule any human curse.

MOUSSA BONGOYOK, PhD

Institut Universitaire de Développement International, Cameroon