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Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa

Name: Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa
SKU: 9781474412032
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Kenneth R. Ross (Professor of Theology and Dean of Postgraduate Studies, Zomba Theological University), J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu (Professor, Trinity Theological Seminary), Todd M. Johnson (Paul E. and Eva B. Toms Distinguished Professor of Mission and Global Christianity, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary)

Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

ISBN: 9781474412032

Number of Pages: 560

Published: 15/05/2017

Width: 18.9 cm

Height: 24.6 cm

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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 and examines current trends.

ContentsSeries PrefaceVolume PrefaceContributors Introduction: Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa, J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu Countries South Africa, Tinyiko Maluleke Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia and Botswana, James Amanze Mozambique, Isaias Titoce Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi, Hany Longwe Madagascar, Solomon Andriatsimialomananarivo Mauritius, Rodney Curpanen Reunion, Jacqueline Andoche and Valérie Aubourg Seychelles, Comoros, Mayotte and Saint Helena, Todd M. Johnson and Kenneth R. Ross Kenya and Tanzania, Wanjiru Gitau Rwanda and Burundi, Tharcisse Gatwa Uganda and South Sudan, Richard Nnyombi Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Djibouti, Tibebe Eshete Angola, Sao Tome and Principe, Luciano Chianeque Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, Jean-Gottfried Mutombo Central African Republic, Togo, Ivory Coast, Benin and Cameroon, Elias Bongmba Nigeria, Elijah Obinna Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, Cephas N. Omenyo Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde, Simon K. Dossou Niger, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso and Mauritania, Emmanuel Foro Major Christian Traditions Anglicans, James Tengatenga Independents, Nicta Lubaale Orthodox, Daniel Seifemichael and Ralph Lee Protestants, Setri Nyomi Roman Catholics, Anthony Egan Evangelicals, Tony Balcomb Pentecostals/Charismatics, Deji Isaac Ayegboyin and Michael Ogunewu Key Themes Faith and Culture, Mary Getui Worship and Spirituality, John S. Pobee Theology, Francis Anekwe Oborji Social and Political Context, Musa W. Dube and Malebogo Kgalemang Mission and Evangelism, Esther Mombo Gender, Isabel Apawo Phiri and Chammah Kaunda Religious Freedom, Frans Veerman and Christof Sauer Inter-religious Relations, Evaristi Cornelli The Bible in African Christianity, Ukachukwu Chris Manus The Anthropology of Evil, Afe Adogame Migration, Amélé 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

Kenneth R. Ross is Professor of Theology and Dean of Postgraduate Studies at Zomba Theological University in Malawi and Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. His most recent monograph is Mission, Race and Colonialism in Malawi: Alexander Hetherwick of Blantyre (Edinburgh University Press, 2023). J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu is Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, is Baëta-Grau Professor of Contemporary African Christianity and Pentecostal/Charismatic Theology at the Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon, Ghana. He has served as Visiting Scholar to Harvard University; Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota; the Overseas Center for Mission Studies, New Haven; and Asbury Seminary, in Kentucky. He is author of Contemporary Pentecostal Christianity: Interpretations from an African Context (2013) and African Charismatics: Current Developments within Independent Indigenous Pentecostalism in Ghana (2005). He is co-editor of Pentecostal Mission and Global Christianity (2014) and Babel is Everywhere! Migrant Readings from Africa, Europe and Asia (2013). Todd M. Johnson is the Eva B. and Paul E. Toms Distinguished Professor of Mission and Global Christianity and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA. He is also visiting Research Fellow at Boston University's Institute for Culture, Religion and World Affairs.