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Christianity and Social Change in Contemporary Africa: Volume One / Volume 1 / Volume 1 /
This volume brings together seven empirically grounded contributions by African social scientists of different disciplinary backgrounds. The authors explore the social impact of religious innovation and competition in present day Africa. They represent a selection from an interdisciplinary initiativ...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2020
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : Christianity and social change in contemporary Africa / Francis B. Nyamnjoh & Joel A. Carpenter
- Women without limits and limited women : Pentecostal women navigating between empowerment and disempowerment in Kenya / Damaris Seleina Parsitau
- Religious collaboration enhances patient satisfaction among faith-based groups and health facilities in western Kenya / Mary N. Getui, Nema C. Aluku, & William T. Story
- Is contemporary Christianity promoting or hindering mental health in Africa? An exploration of the impact of charismatic church activities and doctrines on the mental well-being of selected Ghanaian congregants / Joana Salifu Yendork, Lily Kpobi, & Elizabeth Anokyewaa Sarfo
- New imaginations of youth agency : Boko Haram and the innovative gospel of terror in Nigeria / Edlyne E. Anugwom
- 'Battling for souls : contesting for space'? African traditional religions and Pentecostalism in Zimbabwe / Tapiwa Praise Mapuranga
- Religious innovation and competition amidst urban social change : Pretoria case study / Stephan de Beer & R. Drew Smith
- "When are you going to change those stones to phones?" Social media appropriation by Pentecostal churches in Cape Town / Henrietta M. Nyamnjoh.