Migration and Christian identity in Congo (DRC) / / by Emma Wild-Wood.
Christianity and migration have greatly influenced society and culture of sub-Saharan Africa, yet their mutual impact is rarely studied. Through oral history research in north eastern Congo (DRC), this book studies the migration of Anglicans and the subsequent reconfiguring of their Christian identi...
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| Superior document: | Studies of religion in Africa, v. 35 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies on religion in Africa ;
35. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Of roots and routes : an introduction
- "Their own church" : l'Eglise Anglicane du Congo, 1896-1960
- Being at home in a new place : EAC growth through rural-urban migration
- Returning home to a strange land : EAC growth through trans-border migration
- Contesting unity and order : inter-church conflict
- Homeless and free for the gospel : revivalists in the EAC
- Weak vessels or church foundations? : women in the EAC
- "Young people, keep your faith" : youth, spirit, and contemporary Christian expression
- Migrant Anglican identity in Congo.