Author : Alexandre Le Roy
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532693524
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Mission to Kilimanjaro by : Alexandre Le Roy
Download or read book Mission to Kilimanjaro written by Alexandre Le Roy and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archbishop Alexandre Le Roy was among the founders of the Catholic faith in Zanzibar and Tanzania. He became the fifteenth superior general of the missionary Congregation of the Holy Spirit (1896–1926). Not only was he fluent in Swahili, he was also a botanist and an anthropologist, as evidenced by the thick descriptions of the flora and fauna and the language, culture, and religion of the peoples he encountered. He has written a fascinating account of the beginnings of the faith in that part of the world, clearly delineating, in many cases, qualities disposing to faith and practices that hindered it. This competent account of African society, politics, and religion before the advent of Western civilization is a classic, invaluable for students of mission and African history, culture, and religion.