Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa /

This comprehensive reference volume covers every country in Sub-Saharan Africa, offering reliable demographic information and original interpretative essays by indigenous scholars and practitioners. It maps patterns of growth and decline, assesses major traditions and movements, analyses key themes...

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Other Authors: Ross, Kenneth R. (Editor), Asamoah-Gyadu, J. Kwabena (Editor), Johnson, Todd M. 1958- (Editor)
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Language:English
Published:Edinburgh [Scotland] : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]
Series:Edinburgh companions to global Christianity.
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505 0 |a Series preface -- Volume preface -- Contributors -- Introduction -- A demographic profile of Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa / Gina A. Zurlo -- Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa / J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu -- Countries: South Africa / Tinyiko Maluleke; Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland / James N. Amanze; Mozambique / Isaias Paulo Titoce; Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi / Hany Longwe; Madagascar / Solomon Andriatsimialomananarivo; Mauritius / Rodney Curpanen; Réunion / Jacqueline Andoche and Valérie Aubourg; Seychelles, Comoros, Mayotte and Saint Helena / Todd M. Johnson and Kenneth R. Ross; Kenya and Tanzania / Wanjiru M. Gitau; Rwanda and Burundi / Tharcisse Gatwa; Uganda and South Sudan / Richard Nnyombi MAfr; Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Djibouti / Tibebe Eshete; Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe / Luciano Chanhelela Chianeque; Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo / Jean-Gottfried Mutombo; Central African Republic, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin and Cameroon / Elias Kifon Bongmba; Nigeria / Elijah Obinna; Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone / Cephas N. Omenyo; Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde / Simon Kossi Dossou; Niger, Mauritania, Mali, Chad and Burkina Faso / Emmanuel Foro SJ. 
505 8 |a Major Christian traditions: Anglicans / James Tengatenga; Independents / Nicta Lubaale; Orthodox / Ralph Lee and Daniel Seifemichael; Protestants / Setri Nyomi; Roman Catholics / Anthony Egan SJ; Evangelicals / Anthony Balcomb; Pentecostals/Charismatics Michael Adeleke Ogunewu and Isaac Deji Ayegboyin -- Key themes: Faith and culture / Mary N. Getui; Worship and spirituality / John S. Pobee; Theology / Francis Anekwe Oborji; Social and political context / Musa Dube and Malebogo Kgalemang; Mission and evangelism / Esther Mombo; Gender / Isabel A. Phiri and Chammah J. Kaunda; Religious freedom / Frans Veerman and Christof Sauer; Inter-religious relations / Evaristi Magoti Cornelli; The Bible in African Christianity / Ukachukwu Chris Manus; The anthropology of evil / Afe Adogame; Migration / Amélé Adamavi-Aho Ekué -- Conclusion: The future of Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa / Mercy Amba Oduyoye -- Appendices: Christianity by country; Methodology and sources of Christian and religious affiliation / Todd M. Johnson and Gina A. Zurlo. 
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