Christianity In Sub Saharan Africa

Author : Kenneth R. Ross
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474412041
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Kenneth R. Ross and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive reference volume covers every country in Sub-Saharan Africa, offering reliable demographic information and original interpretative essays by indigenous scholars and practitioners. It maps patterns of growth and decline, assesses major traditions and movements, analyses key themes and examines current trends. Key Features: Profiles of Christianity in every country in Sub-Saharan Africa including clearly presented statistical and demographic information; Analyses of leading features and current trends written by indigenous scholars; Essays examining each of the major Christian traditions (Anglicans, Independents, Orthodox, Protestants, Roman Catholics, Evangelicals, Pentecostals/ Charismatics); Essays exploring key themes such as faith and culture, worship and spirituality, theology, social and political engagement, mission and evangelism, religious freedom, inter-faith relations, slavery, anthropology of evil, and migration.

Author : Paul Gifford
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253212047
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African Christianity written by Paul Gifford and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1998-07-22 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These detailed analyses of the state of the churches in each country suggest more general patterns operating widely across sub-Saharan Africa.

Author : Steven Pass
Publisher : Digital on Demand
ISBN 13 : 186804498X
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christianity in Eurafrica written by Steven Pass and published by Digital on Demand. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity in Eurafrica is an impressive book, meticulously researched and well written by a professional scholar. The first chapter includes some valuable historiographical guidelines for writing and understanding the History of the Church. In its first part, the book traces the history of the Church in the Middle East and Europe, explaining the roots of theological diversity to this day. In the second part, the author narrates how the Faith moved south, took root in African soil and grew independently. Many pictures and illustrations serve to further enliven the account. Steven Paas, taught Theology in Malawi for many years. He writes from a deep knowledge of and love for the Lord’s Church, especially in Africa and Europe. This textbook on the history of Christianity in two continents fits with the curricula of institutions of theological training in Africa and the West. The content is especially aimed at students who prepare for the ministry and for Christian education. The book is, however, also invaluable for all scholars of the History of Christianity.

Author : Gerald K. Tanye
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 3643107978
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Church-as-family and Ethnocentrism in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Gerald K. Tanye and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2010 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethnocentrism is one of the greatest obstacles to peace on the African continent. Taking the Church as Family of God as a model of evangelization, this work explores means of inculturating the Gospel message in African cultures in order to transform them, make them blossom and enable Africans to live as authentic Christians in their cultures. It examines the values of African extended families and the prospects of interreligious dialogue as means through which the various religious bodies can effectively work together to overcome ethnocentrism and its evil effects and thus establish a wholesome African society where every human person is at home irrespective of family orientation or tribal background.

Author : Carole Rakodi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134860250
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religion and Society in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia written by Carole Rakodi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-18 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses how religion is entangled in people’s lives in Sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia. It provides an introduction to the teachings, practices and values promoted by the main religious traditions in these regions and an overview of the evidence on what religion means to people in terms of their beliefs and religious practices and how it influences their values, attitudes and day-to-day relationships with others, especially their families. Over the course of the book Carole Rakodi explores similarities and differences between and within religious traditions and identifies some of the key factors that influence and explain the roles played by religion in people’s personal lives and social relationships. A separate companion volume will go on to focus on the social and political roles and relationships of religious groups and organisations. This book will be of great interest to academics and students working in a range of disciplines, especially sociology, religious studies and development studies but also anthropology, geography and area studies.

Author : Thomas C. Oden
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830837051
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind written by Thomas C. Oden and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2010-07-23 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas C. Oden surveys the decisive role of African Christians and theologians in shaping the doctrines and practices of the church of the first five centuries, and makes an impassioned plea for the rediscovery of that heritage. Christians throughout the world will benefit from this reclaiming of an important heritage.

Author : Emmanuel Katongole
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
ISBN 13 : 0268202559
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Who Are My People? written by Emmanuel Katongole and published by University of Notre Dame Pess. This book was released on 2022-05-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who Are My People? explores the complex relationship between identity, violence, and Christianity in Africa. In Who Are My People?, Emmanuel Katongole examines what it means to be both an African and a Christian in a continent that is often riddled with violence. The driving assumption behind the investigation is that the recurring forms of violence in Africa reflect an ongoing crisis of belonging. Katongole traces the crisis through three key markers of identity: ethnicity, religion, and land. He highlights the unique modernity of the crisis of belonging and reveals that its manifestations of ethnic, religious, and ecological violence are not three separate forms of violence but rather modalities of the same crisis. This investigation shows that Christianity can generate and nurture alternative forms of community, nonviolent agency, and ecological possibilities. The book is divided into two parts. Part One deals with the philosophical and theological issues related to the question of African identity. Part Two includes three chapters, each of which engages a form of violence, locating it within the broader story of modern sub-Saharan Africa. Each chapter includes stories of Christian individuals and communities who not only resist violence but are determined to heal its wounds and the burden of history shaped by Africa’s unique modernity. In doing so, they invent new forms of identity, new communities, and a new relationship with the land. This engaging, interdisciplinary study, combining philosophical analysis and theological exploration, along with theoretical argument and practical resources, will interest scholars and students of theology, peace studies, and African studies.

Author : Isabel Apawo Phiri
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781506474922
Total Pages : 1240 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anthology of African Christianity written by Isabel Apawo Phiri and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 1240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the beginning of the twenty-first century, Christianity has taken shape and established roots in all areas of African reality. It has come to stay. Therefore, we welcome Christianity afresh in Africa, where it has arrived to continue the ancient and vibrant Christianity in Egypt, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. It is appropriate that the Anthology of African Christianity presents, in valuable detail, this new reality that describes its African landscape in totality.

Author : Adriaan van Klinken
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429638248
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christianity, Sexuality and Citizenship in Africa written by Adriaan van Klinken and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-06-04 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the interconnections between Christianity, sexuality and citizenship in sub-Saharan Africa, chronicling the ways in which citizenship in the region has undergone profound changes in recent decades as a result of growing interaction between Christianity and politics, the impact of the HIV epidemic, debates about women's reproductive rights, and the growing visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities. Case studies examine the emergence of Christianity, especially in its Pentecostal-Charismatic forms, as a public religion, and how this emergence has meant that Christian actors, beliefs and practices have increasingly come to manifest themselves in the public sphere. The contributors assess how many political and religious leaders are invested in a popular ideology of the heterosexual family as the basis of nation-building, and how this defines narratives of nationhood and shapes notions of citizenship. Additional case studies focus on the emergence of sexuality as a critical site of citizenship and nationhood in postcolonial Africa, and address the difficulties that LGBT communities face in claiming recognition from the state. Offering case studies from across sub-Saharan Africa and spanning several academic disciplines and critical perspectives, this book will be of interest to researchers seeking to understand the complex intersections of religion, sexuality, politics and citizenship across the region. This book was originally published as a special issue of Citizenship Studies.

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Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1496424719
Total Pages : 2162 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Africa Study Bible, NLT written by and published by Tyndale House Publishers. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 2162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Africa Study Bible brings together 350 contributors from over 50 countries, providing a unique African perspective. It's an all-in-one course in biblical content, theology, history, and culture, with special attention to the African context. Each feature was planned by African leaders to help readers grow strong in Jesus Christ by providing understanding and instruction on how to live a good and righteous life--Publisher.