The Doctrines of the Christian Religion

Abstract

This document is a 19th-century translation of I. H. Kurtz's work on Christian doctrine into the Ga language (referred to as "Akra" in the publication). Published in Stuttgart by the Evangelical Missionary Society in 1874, the text was translated by Reverend G. Zerweck. It serves as a comprehensive systematic theology and catechism, structured in a question-and-answer format typical of confessional instruction. The content covers core Protestant, specifically Lutheran, teachings, including the nature of God, the Ten Commandments, the Apostles' Creed, sin, salvation through Jesus Christ, the sacraments (Baptism and the Lord's Supper), and Christian ethics. The book is meticulously organized into numbered sections and paragraphs, providing a foundational religious text for the Ga-speaking Christian community, likely for use by missionaries and converts