African Christianity and the Eclipse of the Afterlife

When asked to address the issue of the afterlife in African Christianity, my immediate reaction was to doubt whether there is much stress on the afterlife in contemporary African Christianity. This brought the response: ‘Well, deal with that; a Christianity from which the afterlife has been displace...

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Main Author: Gifford, Paul 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2009
In: Studies in church history
Year: 2009, Volume: 45, Pages: 413-429
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Summary:When asked to address the issue of the afterlife in African Christianity, my immediate reaction was to doubt whether there is much stress on the afterlife in contemporary African Christianity. This brought the response: ‘Well, deal with that; a Christianity from which the afterlife has been displaced.’ What follows is an attempt to do just that.
ISSN:2059-0644
Contains:Enthalten in: Studies in church history
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0424208400002667