Prophet Harris The Black Elijah Of West Africa

Author : David A. Shank
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004099807
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prophet Harris written by David A. Shank and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1993-12-31 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prophet Harris, The 'Black Elijah' of West Africa offers the only comprehensive study of the thought of William Wade Harris, the Glebo (Liberia) loyalist whose prophetic mission from 1910-29 moved tens of thousands of West Africans out of traditional religion into the stream of Christianity and modernization, particularly in the Ivory Coast. It reviews that unparalleled breakthrough, thoroughly examines traditional African, Western missionary and colonial influences which helped determine religious innovation and shape his vocation as prophet of Christ's reign of peace and prosperity. Heretofore unused sources, enriched by documents and photos, expose biblical eschatological and messianic dynamics which tied Harris' words, symbols and charisma together in a holistic African Christianity. The source of longstanding contentions between Ivoirian Harrists, Methodists and Catholics is uncovered in the well-intentioned but changing colonial and missionary responses to his impact.

Author : David A. Shank
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004664599
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prophet Harris, The 'Black Elijah' of West Africa written by David A. Shank and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prophet Harris, The “Black Elijah” of West Africa offers the only comprehensive study of the thought of William Wade Harris, the Glebo (Liberia) loyalist whose prophetic mission from 1910-29 moved tens of thousands of West Africans out of traditional religion into the stream of Christianity and modernization, particularly in the Ivory Coast. It reviews that unparalleled breakthrough, thoroughly examines traditional African, Western missionary and colonial influences which helped determine religious innovation and shape his vocation as prophet of Christ's reign of peace and prosperity. Heretofore unused sources, enriched by documents and photos, expose biblical eschatological and messianic dynamics which tied Harris' words, symbols and charisma together in a holistic African Christianity. The source of long-standing contentions between Ivoirian Harrists, Methodists and Catholics is uncovered in the well-intentioned but changing colonial and missionary responses to his impact.

Author : Gordon MacKay Haliburton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Prophet Harris written by Gordon MacKay Haliburton and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Kwame Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789988232504
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lessons from the Ministry and Life of Prophet William Wade Harris written by Richard Kwame Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Caleb Opoku Nyanni
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532697732
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Second-Generation African Pentecostals in the West written by Caleb Opoku Nyanni and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-01-11 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rise of African Pentecostal and Charismatic churches in the West has become a growing phenomenon and a starring feature in many social, religious, and political conversations. Most of these discussions are generally centered on the first-generation churches and their missionary attempt to evangelize the West. In this book, Caleb Nyanni offers a fresh insight into the African diaspora church from the perspective of the growing second-generation members and their contributions to the life of the church. He explores the changing nature of the African diaspora Pentecostalism by paying close attention to the Church of Pentecost in the United Kingdom, which serves as a case study. The book explores the frustrations, challenges, opportunities, and culture of the second generation and examines what they bring to Pentecostalism in general.

Author : Marcus Garvey
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520247329
Total Pages : 992 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers, Vol. X written by Marcus Garvey and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 10 in The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers.

Author : David A. Shank
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532631618
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mission from the Margins written by David A. Shank and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David A. Shank has been reflecting on the mission of the church from an Anabaptist perspective for more than half a century. His writings represent among the best biblical, theological, and missiological study on the matter, shaped by two primary contexts—Europe and Africa—where his ministry took place. This collection will be of particular interest to global church leaders wanting to know more about how to contextualize the gospel message; to mission and church historians interested in examining how missiological thought and practice evolves over time; and to pastors, students, and mission workers seeking insights from a wise elder as they serve the church through its mission efforts in the twenty-first century.

Author : Elizabeth A. Foster
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 067423944X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African Catholic written by Elizabeth A. Foster and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth Foster examines how French imperialists and the Africans they ruled imagined the religious future of sub-Saharan Africa in the years just before and after decolonization. The story encompasses the transition to independence, Catholic contributions to black intellectual currents, and efforts to create an authentically “African” church.

Author : Amos Jimmy Markin
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532662440
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transmitting the Spirit in Missions written by Amos Jimmy Markin and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transmitting the Spirit in Missions: The History and Growth of the Church of Pentecost discourses on how Pentecostalism in general has been involved in the current growth, mission, and changing face of global Christianity. It argues that African Pentecostals particularly are an integral part of the global expansion of Christianity in this century. Specifically, this book engages the history and growth of the Church of Pentecost, an African Pentecostal denomination from Ghana, to demonstrate how African Pentecostals have taken their spirituality into their own hands and planted churches in their home country, as well as other parts of the globe. The focus of this book is that African Pentecostals have achieved this feat through the experiential power and reliance of the Holy Spirit and the indigenous factor. The specific highlight is that this book is an updated analysis of the history, growth, and missions of the Church of Pentecost. Although this work is transformed from a PhD thesis, the content is presented accessibly to both the academia and general church populace, both pastors and the laity.

Author : Wilbert R. Shenk
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498282652
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christianity and Religious Plurality written by Wilbert R. Shenk and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past two centuries the Christian faith has spread to all continents. Although more global than ever, Christians are religious minorities in most societies. Religious freedom is hardly universal. In the past fifty years, millions of people have been uprooted from their traditional homelands in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Some have emigrated to Western Europe and North America. The West has become the scene of cultural, linguistic, and religious variety on a scale unimagined in 1900. Today, the full range of faiths and religious practices from all continents are present in Europe and North America. Christians are challenged to come to terms with this changed situation. These developments have intensified religious plurality. Christians all over the world are being urged to understand and engage with this new situation. This volume highlights this new reality and specifies some sources for engagement, not least among them the Judeo-Christian scriptures--fundamental to all "Christianities"--that emerged out of religious plural contexts. On the basis of their faith in the Triune God disclosed in this text, all followers of Jesus Christ must interact with these opportunities in today's radically context-sensitive world.