Mukhanyo Theological College LibrariesUnderstanding world Christianity : eastern Africa / Paul Kollman and Cynthia Toms Smedley.
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TextSeries: Understanding world Christianity seriesCopyright date: ©2018Description: xxviii, 342 pages : map ; 22 cmISBN: - 9781451472998
- 1451472994
- 276.76 23
- BR1440 .K6556 2018
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-323) and index.
Geographical: eastern Africa: Christianity, the land, and its peoples -- Chronological: Christianity's unfolding in eastern Africa -- Denominational: Christianity's varieties in eastern Africa -- Sociocultural: Christianity and social transformation in eastern Africa -- Theological: the shape of Christian theology in eastern Africa -- Biographical: important figures in eastern African Christianity -- Conclusion: Eastern Africa and world Christianity.
In this exciting volume, Paul Kollman and Cynthia Toms Smedley offer an introduction to Eastern African Christianity that has been desperately needed by scholars, students and interested readers alike. Short, engaging chapters help readers understand the complexity of Christianity in the region and broaden their understanding of the region itself. Readers will understand the interplay of Christianity and culture, and will see how geography, borders, economics and other factors influence Christian faith.
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