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A new history of African Christian thought : from Cape to Cairo / edited by David T. Ngong.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ngong, David Tonghou, 1971- author, editor.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theology, Doctrinal--Africa--History.
- Theology, Doctrinal.
- Christianity--Africa--History.
- Christianity.
- Africa--Church history.
- Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (239 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
- Summary:
- David Tonghou Ngongoffers a comprehensive view of African Christian thought that includes North Africa in antiquity as well as Sub-Saharan Africa from the period of colonial missionary activity to the present. Challenging conventional colonial divisions of Africa, A New History of African Christian Thought demonstrates that important continuities exist across the continent. Chapters written by specialists in African Christian thought reflect the issues--both ancient and modern--in which Christian Africa has impacted the shape of Christian belief from the beginning of the movement up to the present day.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Early African Christian thought
- pt. 2. Modern African Christian thought.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-10626-6
- 0-415-85756-2
- 0-203-79883-X
- 9780203798836
- OCLC:
- 950084408
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