African Response to Christianity: A Case Study of the Agikuyu of Central Kenya

This article explores the religious, cultural, and political dynamics of the Agikuyu response to Christianity from 1900–1950. The article is divided into five sections.In the first section the author briefly traces the theological ideas which prevailed in Europe in eighteenth and nineteenth centurie...

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Main Author: Ethe, Kamuyu-Wa-Kang (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 1988
In: Missiology
Year: 1988, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-44
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