Understanding World Christianity: Eastern Africa
Series: Understanding world Christianity seriesPublication details: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 2018Description: xxviii, 342 pages : ill., map ; 22 cmISBN:- 1451472994
- 9781451472998
- BR 1155 .K595 2018
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Jesuit Historical Institute in Africa | Jesuit Historical Institute in Africa | General Stacks | BR 1155 .K595 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not For Loan (Restricted Access) | 20368 |
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.
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