Christianity and the African Imagination : Essays in Honour of Adrian Hastings.
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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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BRILL,
2013.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-406) and index. |
ISBN: | 1299618839 9781299618831 9789004245105 9004245103 9789004245112 9004245111 |