Gathogo, JuliusJuliusGathogo2025-02-132025-02-132025978-3-98989-042-8https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/106060Triumphalist-futurity theologies in the twenty-first century cannot be viewed simply as American prosperity theologies of success and self-esteem, as the former goes beyond the concerns of the latter. Rather, they address the African agenda from an all-embracing perspective, a phenomenon that cuts across denominational divides. Seen as one of the leading African voices, Professor Ezra Chitando comes out as the proverbial Giraffe that is able to see far and caution the other bona fide members of the ‘jungle’ to escape the emerging ‘fires’ and keep hope buzzing with a triumphalist futurity in mind. In this treatise, I argue that despite the lack of ‘confession’, Chitando is within the paradigm of triumphalist-futurity perspective, as he addresses the African agenda with great urgency and confidence. A review of Chitando’s works will demonstrate that the twenty-first century trajectory in theo-social discourses is hypothetically bending towards triumphalist-futurity motif. Is this an Afro-optimism trend that is informing the current trends, and is this the ‘ideal’ hour for this? Do they have the capacity to act contextually and eventually deliver the promise? Methodologically, this write-up does not focus on Chitando as a person, rather, it strives to survey the various trends that agree with his overall motif in order to understand triumphalist-futurity theologies in Africa.engEzra ChitandoTriumphant theologiestrends in African theologies200bookpart