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词条 Kwesi Dickson
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. Hobbies

  4. Family

  5. Death

  6. Publications

  7. References

  8. External links and sources

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| title = President of the Methodist Church of Ghana
| term = 1990 – 1997
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| successor = Samuel Asante Antwi
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Kwesi Abotsia Dickson (7 July 1929 – 28 October 2005) was a priest, theologian, author and academic. He was the seventh President of the Methodist Church Ghana and a professor at the University of Ghana, Legon.

Early life and education

Kwesi Dickson was born at Saltpond in the Central Region of Ghana.[1] He was educated at the Mfantsipim School at Cape Coast. He completed his basic ministerial training at the Trinity Theological Seminary (then Trinity College in Kumasi) in 1951. He then attended the University of Ghana, then the University College of the Gold Coast. Next he went to the United Kingdom where his postgraduate education was at Mansfield College, Oxford at Oxford University.[2]

Career

Dickson was ordained into the ministry of the Methodist Church of Ghana at the British Methodist Conference of 1957.[2] He served in various capacities at the University of Ghana over three decades until 1989. He has been the Head of the Department for the Study of Religions, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Master of Commonwealth Hall, the first Dean of Students and the Director of the Institute of African Studies.[2][3] when he was succeeded by Kwame Arhin.

At various times, he served as adjunct professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at the Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon. He was also a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was its president on two occasions. He also worked at the University of Swaziland as a visiting professor.[2]

In 1989, he was elected as President of the Methodist Church Ghana. He served two consecutive 4 year terms ending in 1997. He has served as Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana and as All Africa Conference of Churches President of the All African Council of Churches.[2]

Hobbies

He loved tennis and music and was a good pianist.[2]

Family

He was married with four children.[2]

Death

Dickson died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra after a short illness.[4] His funeral and burial were attended by many notable Ghanaian citizens including John Agyekum Kufuor who was President of Ghana at the time and John Atta Mills who was a colleague at the University of Ghana and was to become the next Ghanaian president.

Publications

Kwesi Dickson has many publications to his name. He has authoritative works such as Theology in Africa and others on Religious exclusivism. Some of his texts were also used for GCE Ordinary Level and GCE Advanced Level curricula. Some of his works include the following:

  • {{cite book |title=Akan Religion And The Christian Faith A Comparative Study Of The Impact Of Two Religions |last1=Williamson |first1=Sydney George |last2=Dickson |first2=Kwesi A|authorlink= |date=1965 |publisher=Ghana Universities Press |location= |isbn= |asin=B0018HTZ96 |page= |url= https://www.amazon.co.uk/Religion-Christian-Comparative-Impact-Religions/dp/B0007IX8WM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277808242&sr=1-3|accessdate=2010-06-29}}
  • {{cite book |last=Dickson |first=Kwesi A. |date=1968 |title=An introduction to the history and religion of Israel |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/introduction-history-religion-Israel/dp/B0007IURR6/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525235606&sr=1-11 |location= |publisher=Darton, Longman & Todd |page= |isbn= |asin=B0007IURR6

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  • {{cite book |title=Aspects of religion and life in Africa (The J. B. Danquah memorial lectures) |last= |first= |authorlink= |year=1977 |publisher=Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences |location= |isbn= |page= |pages=41 |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aspects-religion-Danguah-memorial-lectures/dp/B0000EDXFI/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277808012&sr=1-6 |accessdate=2010-06-29}}
  • {{cite book |title=Biblical Revelation and African Beliefs |last=Dickson |first=Kwesi A. |date=1969 |authorlink= |author2=Paul Ellingworth |publisher=Lutterworth P. |location= |isbn=978-0-7188-1652-0 |page= |pages=191 |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Biblical-Revelation-African-Beliefs-Dickson/dp/0718816528/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277806978&sr=1-5 |accessdate=2010-06-29}}
  • {{cite book |title=From Abraham to the Early Days of Israel in the Promised Land (History & Religions of Israel) |last=Dickson |first=Kwesi A. |date=1970 |authorlink= |publisher=Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd |location= |isbn=978-0-232-51109-3 |page= |pages=164 |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Abraham-Israel-Promised-History-Religious/dp/0232511098/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277806978&sr=1-3 |accessdate=2010-06-29}}
  • {{cite book |title=From Hezekiah to the Return from Exile (History & Religions of Israel) |last=Dickson |first=Kwesi A |authorlink= |date=1969 |publisher=Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd |location= |isbn=978-0-232-51056-0 |page= |pages=144 |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hezekiah-Return-History-Religious-Israel/dp/0232510563/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277806978&sr=1-2 |accessdate=2010-06-29}}
  • {{cite book |title=From Samuel to the Fall of the Northern Kingdom (History & Religious of Israel) |last=Dickson |first=Kwesi A |date=1968 |authorlink= |publisher=Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd |location= |isbn=978-0-232-35697-7 |page= |pages=144 |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samuel-Northern-Kingdom-History-Religious/dp/0232356971/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277806978&sr=1-1 |accessdate=2010-06-29}}
  • {{cite book |last=Dickson |first=Kwesi A. |date=1982 |title=Gospel According to Luke |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gospel-According-Luke-Kwesi-Dickson/dp/0232515565/ref=sr_1_13?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525235050&sr=1-13 |location= |publisher=Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd |page= |isbn=978-0232515565 |author-link= }}
  • {{cite book |title=Prohibitions: A study in African traditional education |last=Dickson |first=Kwesi A |authorlink= |publisher=Macmillan Publishers in association with Unimax Publishers |location= |isbn=978-9964973100 |date=1995 |page= |pages= |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prohibitions-study-African-traditional-education/dp/9964973101 |accessdate=2010-06-28}}
  • {{cite book |title=Religions of the world |last=Dickson |first=Kwesi A |authorlink= |publisher=Ghana Publishing Corporation |location= |isbn=978-0876760574 |date=1970 |page= |pages= |url=https://www.amazon.com/Religions-world-Childrens-library-children/dp/0876760574 |accessdate=2010-06-28}}
  • {{cite book |title=Story of the early Church as found in the Acts of the Apostles |last=Dickson |first=Kwesi A. |authorlink= |year=1976 |publisher=Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd |location= |isbn=978-0-232-51333-2 |page= |pages=160 |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Story-Early-Church-Found-Apostles/dp/0232513333/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525236814&sr=1-4 |accessdate=2010-06-28}}
  • {{cite book |title=The Human Dimension in the Theological Quest |last=Dickson |first=Kwesi A. |authorlink= |year=1976 |publisher=Ghana Universities Press |location= |isbn= |asin=B0000EE656|page= |pages=18 |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/human-dimension-theological-quest/dp/B0000EE656/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1277807861&sr=8-1-catcorr |accessdate=2010-06-29}}
  • {{cite book |title=Theology in Africa |last=Dickson |first=Kwesi A. |authorlink= |year=1984 |publisher=Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd |location= |isbn=978-0-88344-508-2 |page= |pages=252 |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Theology-Africa-Kwesi-Dickson/dp/0883445085/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277806978&sr=1-6 |accessdate=2010-06-28}}
  • {{cite book |title=Uncompleted Mission: Christianity and Exclusivism |last=Dickson |first=Kwesi A. |authorlink= |year=1991 |publisher= Orbis Books (USA) |location= |isbn=978-0-88344-751-2 |page= |pages=177 |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Uncompleted-Mission-Christianity-Kwesi-Dickson/dp/0883447517/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277806978&sr=1-7 |accessdate=2010-06-29}}

References

1. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=94452 |title=President Kufuor and nation mourn Prof Dickson |accessdate=2010-06-29 |date=2005-11-17 |work=General news |publisher=Ghana Home Page}}
2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web |url=http://www.a-asr.org/PDF/AASRBulletin24.pdf |title=AASR BULLETIN 24 (November 2005) |accessdate=2010-06-28 |publisher= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724211053/http://www.a-asr.org/PDF/AASRBulletin24.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-24 |dead-url=yes |df= }}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://archive.lib.msu.edu/DMC/African%20Journals/pdfs/Institue%20of%20African%20Studies%20Research%20Review/1989v5n1/asrv005001007.pdf |title=Report on the Institute for Congregation 1987-88 |accessdate=2010-06-28 |year=1989 |work=Research Review MS Vol.5 Mo.l 1989 |publisher=Institute of African Studies}}
4. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/obituaries.php |title=Obituaries |accessdate=2010-06-28 |publisher=Ghana Home Page}}

External links and sources

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110724211053/http://www.a-asr.org/PDF/AASRBulletin24.pdf AASRBulletin]
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10 : 1929 births|2005 deaths|Ghanaian theologians|Academics of the University of Ghana|Mfantsipim School alumni|University of Ghana alumni|Alumni of Mansfield College, Oxford|Ghanaian clergy|Ghanaian Methodists|Ghanaian religious leaders
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