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Akrofi-Christaller Institute
organization, school
Year dem found am1987 Edit
Found byPresbyterian Church of Ghana Edit
CountryGhana Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydAkropong, Akuapim North Municipal District Edit
Ein locationAkropong Edit
Coordinate location5°58′23″N 0°5′9″W Edit
OperatorMinistry of Education Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.aci.edu.gh/ Edit
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De Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology, Mission and Culture (ACI), alias Akrofi-Christaller Memorial Centre for Mission Research and Applied Theology, be tertiary, postgraduate research den training institute wey dey Akropong-Akuapem in Ghana.[1][2] Dem set up de institute say ego study den document Christian religious thought, history den theology through de lens of culture, historiography den life for Ghanaian society den Africa as well as scholarship for ecumenical relations top between de continent den de rest of de world.[1][2]

Dema History

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Dem establish Akrofi-Christaller institute for 1987 as sam independent, self-financing entity, company limited by guarantee wey dem register under de Companies Code as sam non-profit educational institution. National Accreditation Board of Ghana's Ministry of Education fully accredit am, plus sam full Presidential Charter say ego award ein own degrees.[1][2]

Dem name de university after two Christian ethnologists, Johann Gottlieb Christaller den Clement Anderson Akrofi wey carry out extensive literary work for de Twi language top.[3][4] Plus roots wey dey de Pietistic tradition of de Basel Mission, de Institute dey combine academic study plus propagation of de Gospel for Ghana den Africa.[1][2]

Akrofi-Christaller Institute dey occupy de buildings of de historic Akropong Seminary wey dey include de Basel House wey dey Akropong-Akuapem, sam campus wey dem build for de mid-nineteenth century, wey dem renovate for de early nineties wey dem expand by de turn of de millennium. De upgrade of de facilities dey include residential den dining buildings, sam specialist reference library - de Johannes Zimmermann Library den lecture halls.[1][2][5]

Dema Notable alumni

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  • Kwabena Opuni Frimpong - former General Secretary, Christian Council of Ghana[6]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Homepage, Akrofi-Christaller Institute". acighana. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology, Mission and Culture". acighana. Archived from the original on 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  3. ↑ Bediako, Kwame. "Johannes Gottlieb Christaller 1827-1895 Basel Mission Ghana". Archived from the original on 2018-05-15.
  4. ↑ Knispel, Martin; Kwakye, Nana Opare (2006). Pioneers of the Faith: Biographical Studies from Ghanaian Church History. Accra: Akuapem Presbytery Press.
  5. ↑ "Johannes Zimmermann Library (ACI) – A reference library serving ACI's academic and pastoral programmes and research projects". library acighana. Archived from the original on 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  6. ↑ "About | Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni". Archived from the original on 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
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