Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa /
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, analyzes key themes...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2017]
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| Series: | Edinburgh companions to global Christianity.
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| Summary: | 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, analyzes key themes and examines current trends. It includes 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 538 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1474412033 9781474412032 9781474412049 9781474412056 1474412041 147441205X |