| Edition |
[Enhanced Credo edition]. |
| Description |
1 online resource (54 entries) : 120 images. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Edinburgh companions to global Christianity
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Edinburgh companions to global Christianity.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Series preface -- Volume preface -- Contributors -- Introduction -- A demographic profile of Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa / Gina A. Zurlo -- Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa / J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu -- Countries: South Africa / Tinyiko Maluleke; Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland / James N. Amanze; Mozambique / Isaias Paulo Titoce; Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi / Hany Longwe; Madagascar / Solomon Andriatsimialomananarivo; Mauritius / Rodney Curpanen; Réunion / Jacqueline Andoche and Valérie Aubourg; Seychelles, Comoros, Mayotte and Saint Helena / Todd M. Johnson and Kenneth R. Ross; Kenya and Tanzania / Wanjiru M. Gitau; Rwanda and Burundi / Tharcisse Gatwa; Uganda and South Sudan / Richard Nnyombi MAfr; Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Djibouti / Tibebe Eshete; Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe / Luciano Chanhelela Chianeque; Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo / Jean-Gottfried Mutombo; Central African Republic, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin and Cameroon / Elias Kifon Bongmba; Nigeria / Elijah Obinna; Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone / Cephas N. Omenyo; Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde / Simon Kossi Dossou; Niger, Mauritania, Mali, Chad and Burkina Faso / Emmanuel Foro SJ. |
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Major Christian traditions: Anglicans / James Tengatenga; Independents / Nicta Lubaale; Orthodox / Ralph Lee and Daniel Seifemichael; Protestants / Setri Nyomi; Roman Catholics / Anthony Egan SJ; Evangelicals / Anthony Balcomb; Pentecostals/Charismatics Michael Adeleke Ogunewu and Isaac Deji Ayegboyin -- Key themes: Faith and culture / Mary N. Getui; Worship and spirituality / John S. Pobee; Theology / Francis Anekwe Oborji; Social and political context / Musa Dube and Malebogo Kgalemang; Mission and evangelism / Esther Mombo; Gender / Isabel A. Phiri and Chammah J. Kaunda; Religious freedom / Frans Veerman and Christof Sauer; Inter-religious relations / Evaristi Magoti Cornelli; The Bible in African Christianity / Ukachukwu Chris Manus; The anthropology of evil / Afe Adogame; Migration / Amélé Adamavi-Aho Ekué -- Conclusion: The future of Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa / Mercy Amba Oduyoye -- Appendices: Christianity by country; Methodology and sources of Christian and religious affiliation / Todd M. Johnson and Gina A. Zurlo. |
| Summary |
This comprehensive reference volume covers every country in Sub-Saharan Africa, offering reliable demographic information and original interpretative essays by indigenous scholars and practitioners. It maps patterns of growth and decline, assesses major traditions and movements, analyses key themes and examines current trends. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Christianity -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Christianity. |
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Sub-Saharan Africa. |
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Christianity and culture -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Christianity and culture. |
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Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Religion.
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Religion. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Ross, Kenneth R., editor.
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Asamoah-Gyadu, J. Kwabena (Johnson Kwabena), editor.
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Johnson, Todd M. (Todd Michael), 1958- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: xxi, 538 pages : color illustrations, maps 9781474412032 1474412033 (DLC) 2017275446 |
| ISBN |
9781786846334 (electronic version) |
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1786846330 |
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9781474412056 (electronic book) |
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147441205X (electronic book) |
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9781474412032 (hardback) |
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9781474412049 (webready PDF) |
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