African Instituted Churches

Author : Rufus Okikiolaolu Olubiyi Ositelu
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 9783825860875
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African Instituted Churches written by Rufus Okikiolaolu Olubiyi Ositelu and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2002 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the striking features of the changed demography of world Christianity has been the emergence and growth of the African Instituted Churches (AICs). This book is therefore provided for those who desire to study the African initiatives in Christianity. The book is intended to serve as a valuable material to teachers and students of African Instituted Churches. The customs, culture and traditions of the African or any other peoples of the world are to serve as beautiful compliments to the Christian faith and belief, and not diametrically opposed to it.

Author : Philipp Öhlmann
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000733424
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African Initiated Christianity and the Decolonisation of Development written by Philipp Öhlmann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the substantial and growing contribution which African Independent and Pentecostal Churches are making to sustainable development in all its manifold forms. Moreover, this volume seeks to elucidate how these churches reshape the very notion of sustainable development and contribute to the decolonisation of development. Fostering both overarching and comparative perspectives, the book includes chapters on West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, and Burkina Faso) and Southern Africa (Zimbabwe and South Africa). It aims to open up a subfield focused on African Initiated Christianity within the religion and development discourse, substantially broadening the scope of the existing literature. Written predominantly by scholars from the African continent, the chapters in this volume illuminate potentials and perspectives of African Initiated Christianity, combining theoretical contributions, essays by renowned church leaders, and case studies focusing on particular churches or regional contexts. While the contributions in this book focus on the African continent, the notion of development underlying the concept of the volume is deliberately wide and multidimensional, covering economic, social, ecological, political, and cultural dimensions. Therefore, the book will be useful for the community of scholars interested in religion and development as well as researchers within African studies, anthropology, development studies, political science, religious studies, sociology of religion, and theology. It will also be a key resource for development policymakers and practitioners.

Author : Deji Ayegboyin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African Indigenous Churches written by Deji Ayegboyin and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Allan Anderson
Publisher : Africa World Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865438842
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African Reformation written by Allan Anderson and published by Africa World Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This studay provides an overview of the numerous African initiated churches that came into being during the 20th century in the various different parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Written by an acknowledged expert on Christianity in Africa, it also examines the reasons for the emergence of these religious centres that have resulted from the interaction between Christianity and African pre-Christian religions.

Author : Phillip Denhe Mazambara
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Self-understanding of African Instituted Churches written by Phillip Denhe Mazambara and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bengt Sundkler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521583428
Total Pages : 1268 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the Church in Africa written by Bengt Sundkler and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-05-04 with total page 1268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bengt Sundkler's long-awaited book on African Christian churches will become the standard reference for the subject.

Author : Deidre Helen Crumbley
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 0299229130
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirit, Structure, and Flesh written by Deidre Helen Crumbley and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2008-12-10 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although popularized in Africa by Western missionaries, the Christian faith as practiced by Africans has acquired unique traits over time. Some of the most radical reinterpretations of Christianity are offered by those churches known as “AICs” (variously, African Initiated, African Instituted, or African Independent Churches)—new denominations founded by Africans skeptical of dogma offered by mainstream churches with roots in European empires. As these churches spread throughout the African diaspora, they have brought with them distinct practices relating to gender. Such practices range from the expectation that women avoid holy objects and sites during menstruation to the maintenance of church structures in which both men and women may be ordained and assigned the same duties and responsibilities. How does having a female body affect one’s experience of indigenized Christianity in Africa? Spirit, Structure, and Flesh addresses this question by exploring the ways ritual, symbol, and dogma circumscribe, constrain, and liberate women in AICs. Through detailed description of worship and doctrine, as well as careful analyses of church history and organizational processes, Deidre Helen Crumbley explores gendered experiences of faith and power in three Nigerian indigenous AICs, demonstrating the roles of women in the day-to-day life of these churches.

Author : Thomas A. Oduro
Publisher : Langham Global Library
ISBN 13 : 1839735732
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unless a Grain of Wheat written by Thomas A. Oduro and published by Langham Global Library. This book was released on 2021-10-06 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For six decades, North American Mennonites have walked alongside African Independent Churches (AICs) as they have navigated their faith journey between the ancient traditions of the ancestors and the newer claims of Christ upon their lives. The story of these relationships is a fascinating pilgrimage in partnership, offering hope for a mutuality that slips the knots of colonialism and testifies to the unifying power of the Holy Spirit. Beginning with a historical overview by missiologist Wilbert R. Shenk, this volume contains the reflections of over fifty AIC and Mennonite colleagues concerning the significance and impact of this long-standing partnership. Their stories illustrate the disparate threads of a sixty-year experiment in shared endeavor, while offering insight into the history of the church and missions in Africa. This book is a powerful account of mutual learning, forgiveness, and growth. It is an excellent resource for lovers of story, students of post-colonialism and indigenous Christianity, and all those concerned with building relationships across cultural and racial divides.

Author : Organization of African Instituted Churches
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African Independent Churches in the 80's written by Organization of African Instituted Churches and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Girish Mishra
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781868881352
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Malthus and His Ghost written by Girish Mishra and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: