Thinking with Africa

Africa is not only a geographical region but an idea which Westerners, including modern Anglicans, have used ‘to think with'. This includes how accounts of recent Christian growth and decline used by Westerners and Africans alike, and which may require nuance in themselves, have been used quest...

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Main Author: McGowan, Andrew Brian 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2016]
In: Journal of Anglican studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 123-130
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBL Near East and North Africa
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDE Anglican Church
Further subjects:B Daniel Muñoz
B Pliny the Elder
B Africa
B Augustine of Hippo
B Anglican Communion
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Summary:Africa is not only a geographical region but an idea which Westerners, including modern Anglicans, have used ‘to think with'. This includes how accounts of recent Christian growth and decline used by Westerners and Africans alike, and which may require nuance in themselves, have been used questionably in debates about other issues. The real diversity of African Anglican thought and experience offers more complex and enriching possibilities, and should be engaged more directly and fully.
ISSN:1745-5278
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Anglican studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S1740355316000218