Jesus and Ubuntu: exploring the social impact of Christianity in Africa

Introduction : African Christianity : Africa, politics, and socioeconomc realities / Mwenda Ntarangwi -- Faith and politics in post-colonial Africa / David Hoekema -- Culture, missions, and Africa's lessons for Western Christianity / Caitlin McGill -- Charismatic renewal in the Catholic Church...

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Contributors: Ntarangwi, Mwenda 1964- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Trenton, NJ [u.a.] Africa World Press c2011
In:Year: 2011
Edition:1. print.
Further subjects:B Africa, Sub-Saharan Congresses Church history
B Christian Sociology Congresses Africa, Sub-Saharan
B Africa, Sub-Saharan Church history Congresses
B Conference program
B Christian Sociology (Africa, Sub-Saharan) Congresses
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Summary:Introduction : African Christianity : Africa, politics, and socioeconomc realities / Mwenda Ntarangwi -- Faith and politics in post-colonial Africa / David Hoekema -- Culture, missions, and Africa's lessons for Western Christianity / Caitlin McGill -- Charismatic renewal in the Catholic Church in Ghana / Ross Acheson -- Charismatic renewal : lessons in missions from the Kenyan church / Joshua S. Kuipers -- The Gospel for Ethiopia by Ethiopians : Mapping the contested terrains between Pentecostals and Marxist Radicals / Tibebe Eshete -- From the fringes to the centre : Pentecostal Christianity in the public sphere in Kenya (1970-2009) / Damaris S. Parsitau -- The Catholic Church and civic education in the slums of Nairobi / Christine M. Bodewes -- Reflecting on church-state relationship in Kenya / Njonjo Mue -- Literacy teaching and learning in Sierra Leone / Johanna Kuyvenhoven
Item Description:"Essays in this volume come out of a conference on the social impact of Christianity in Africa held at the campus of Calvin College in the summer of 2009"--Introd. - Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1592218423