Sustaining the Mission of the Church in Education: A Narrative of Christian Higher Education in Post-1990 Zambia

The article explores the activities of selected Christian Higher Education (CHE) institutions in the quest to sustain themselves in a changing university education funding landscape in Zambia. The purpose was to understand the experiences of self-sustainability initiatives of the Christian universit...

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Main Author: Mwale, Nelly (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of South Africa 2022
In: Missionalia
Year: 2022, Volume: 50, Pages: 134-151
IxTheo Classification:CF Christianity and Science
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
Further subjects:B Church
B self-sustaining
B mission and three selfs
B Christian Higher Education
B Christian university
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