Author : Thomas C. Oden
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 34,4 MB
Release : 2010-07-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830837051
Thomas C. Oden surveys the decisive role of African Christians and theologians in shaping the doctrines and practices of the church of the first five centuries, and makes an impassioned plea for the rediscovery of that heritage. Christians throughout the world will benefit from this reclaiming of an important heritage.
Author : Elizabeth Isichei
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,47 MB
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0802808433
Isichei's thorough study surveys the full breadth of Christianity in Africa, from the early story of Egyptian Christianity to the churches of the Middle Years (1500-1800) to the prolific success of missions throughout the 1900s. This important book fills a conspicuous void of scholarly works on Africa's Christian history. Includes 26 maps.
Author : Mamman Daudu
Publisher :
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 29,67 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Africa, West
ISBN :
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Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers
Page : 2162 pages
File Size : 31,77 MB
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Bible
ISBN : 1496424719
The Africa Study Bible brings together 350 contributors from over 50 countries, providing a unique African perspective. It's an all-in-one course in biblical content, theology, history, and culture, with special attention to the African context. Each feature was planned by African leaders to help readers grow strong in Jesus Christ by providing understanding and instruction on how to live a good and righteous life--Publisher.
Author : Paul Johnson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 49,79 MB
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451688512
First published in 1976, Paul Johnson’s exceptional study of Christianity has been loved and widely hailed for its intensive research, writing, and magnitude—“a tour de force, one of the most ambitious surveys of the history of Christianity ever attempted and perhaps the most radical” (New York Review of Books). In a highly readable companion to books on faith and history, the scholar and author Johnson has illuminated the Christian world and its fascinating history in a way that no other has. Johnson takes off in the year AD 49 with his namesake the apostle Paul. Thus beginning an ambitious quest to paint the centuries since the founding of a little-known ‘Jesus Sect’, A History of Christianity explores to a great degree the evolution of the Western world. With an unbiased and overall optimistic tone, Johnson traces the fantastic scope of the consequent sects of Christianity and the people who followed them. Information drawn from extensive and varied sources from around the world makes this history as credible as it is reliable. Invaluable understanding of the framework of modern Christianity—and its trials and tribulations throughout history—has never before been contained in such a captivating work.
Author : Roland Spliesgart
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 39,11 MB
Release : 2007-09-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802828892
Taking the three continents in turn, the documents trace chronologically the transfer of Christianity from the beginning of Western colonization through the end of the Cold War. Traditional forms of Christianity in Asia and Africa are not covered. The emphasis is on the voices of people working in the field--both missionaries and Indigenous people--rather than those at the imperial centers.
Author : Isabel Apawo Phiri
Publisher :
Page : 1240 pages
File Size : 45,12 MB
Release : 2016
Category :
ISBN : 9781506474922
By the beginning of the twenty-first century, Christianity has taken shape and established roots in all areas of African reality. It has come to stay. Therefore, we welcome Christianity afresh in Africa, where it has arrived to continue the ancient and vibrant Christianity in Egypt, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. It is appropriate that the Anthology of African Christianity presents, in valuable detail, this new reality that describes its African landscape in totality.
Author : Steven Pass
Publisher : Digital on Demand
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 25,87 MB
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 186804498X
Christianity in Eurafrica is an impressive book, meticulously researched and well written by a professional scholar. The first chapter includes some valuable historiographical guidelines for writing and understanding the History of the Church. In its first part, the book traces the history of the Church in the Middle East and Europe, explaining the roots of theological diversity to this day. In the second part, the author narrates how the Faith moved south, took root in African soil and grew independently. Many pictures and illustrations serve to further enliven the account. Steven Paas, taught Theology in Malawi for many years. He writes from a deep knowledge of and love for the Lord’s Church, especially in Africa and Europe. This textbook on the history of Christianity in two continents fits with the curricula of institutions of theological training in Africa and the West. The content is especially aimed at students who prepare for the ministry and for Christian education. The book is, however, also invaluable for all scholars of the History of Christianity.
Author : Bengt Sundkler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1268 pages
File Size : 13,28 MB
Release : 2000-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521583428
Bengt Sundkler's long-awaited book on African Christian churches will become the standard reference for the subject.
Author : Stephen Neill
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,35 MB
Release : 1991-05-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0140137637
A History of Christian Missions traces the expansion of Christianity from its origins in the Middle East to Rome, the rest of Europe and the colonial world, and assesses its position as a major religious force worldwide. Many of the world’s religions have not actively sought converts, largely because they have been too regional in character. Buddhism, Islam and Christianity, however, are the three chief exceptions to this, and Christianity in particular has found a home in almost every country in the world. Professor Stephen Neill’s comprehensive and authoritative survey examines centuries of missionary activity, beginning with Christ and working through the Crusades and the colonization of Asia and Africa up to the present day, concluding with a shrewd look ahead to what the future may hold for the Christian Church.
