Christianity and the African Imagination Essays in Honour of Adrian Hastings |
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| Editor:
| Maxwell, David
Lawrie, Ingrid |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-24511-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $74.25 |
Book Description:
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The book charts Christianity's advance in Africa, exploring how African agents (priests, prophets, martyrs, missionaries) made the religion their own. It shows Christianity empowering Africans, through faith, to deal with concerns for health and wealth, and overcoming evil. It demonstrates how Christianity captured the African imagination.
The book charts Christianity's advance in Africa, exploring how African agents (priests, prophets, martyrs, missionaries) made the religion their own. It shows Christianity empowering Africans, through faith, to deal with concerns for health and wealth, and overcoming evil. It demonstrates how Christianity captured the African imagination.