TY - BOOK AU - Kollman,Paul V. AU - Smedley, Cynthia Toms TI - Understanding World Christianity: Eastern Africa SN - 1451472994 AV - BR 1155 .K595 2018 PY - 2018/// CY - Minneapolis : PB - Fortress Press KW - Christianity and politics -- KW - Africa, East. KW - Christianity -- KW - Africa, East KW - Church and state -- KW - Africa, East KW - Church and social problems -- KW - Africa, East -- KW - Catholic Church. KW - Africa, Eastern KW - Church history KW - 19th century N1 - In this exciting volume, Paul Kollman and Cynthia Toms Smedley offer an introduction to Eastern African Christianity that has been desperately needed by scholars, students, and interested readers alike. Short, engaging chapters help readers understand the complexity of Christianity in the region and broaden their understanding of the region itself. Readers will understand the interplay of Christianity and culture, and will see how geography, borders, economics, and other factors influence Christian faith; Geographical: eastern Africa: Christianity, the land, and its peoples -- Chronological: Christianity's unfolding in eastern Africa -- Denominational: Christianity's varieties in eastern Africa -- Sociocultural: Christianity and social transformation in eastern Africa -- Theological: the shape of Christian theology in eastern Africa -- Biographical: important figures in eastern African Christianity -- Conclusion: Eastern Africa and world Christianity ER -