Christianity and the African imagination : essays in honour of Adrian Hastings / / edited by David Maxwell with Ingrid Lawrie.
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...
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| Year of Publication: | 2002 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (433 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | 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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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004245111 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by David Maxwell with Ingrid Lawrie. |