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The Routledge Companion to Christianity in Africa edited by Elias Kifon Bongmba

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Routledge Religion CompanionsPublication details: New York: : Routledge, c2016.Description: xvii, 577 pages ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780415705028 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • AFR 338.9 Rou 2016 23
LOC classification:
  • HD75 .R68 2015
Other classification:
  • BUS068000 | BUS072000 | BUS099000
Online resources: Summary: The Routledge Companion to Christianity in Africa offers a multi-disciplinary analysis of the Christian tradition across the African continent and throughout a long historical span. The volume offers historical and thematic essays tracing the introduction of Christianity in Africa, as well as its growth, developments, and effects, including the lived experience of African Christians. Individual chapters address the themes of Christianity and gender, the development of African-initiated churches, the growth of Pentecostalism, and the influence of Christianity on issues of sexuality, music, and public health. This comprehensive volume will serve as a valuable overview and reference work for students and researchers worldwide.
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AFRICAN COLLECTION AFRICAN COLLECTION Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology Library Available at Circulation Section AFR 338.9 Rou 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 20424

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Routledge Companion to Christianity in Africa offers a multi-disciplinary analysis of the Christian tradition across the African continent and throughout a long historical span. The volume offers historical and thematic essays tracing the introduction of Christianity in Africa, as well as its growth, developments, and effects, including the lived experience of African Christians. Individual chapters address the themes of Christianity and gender, the development of African-initiated churches, the growth of Pentecostalism, and the influence of Christianity on issues of sexuality, music, and public health. This comprehensive volume will serve as a valuable overview and reference work for students and researchers worldwide.

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