| The Church in Africa, 1450-1950 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Hastings, Adrian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198263996 ISBN-13: 9780198263999 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $232.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1996 Annotation: Covering five centuries--from the rise of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in the 15th century and the early Portuguese missionaries right through to the Church and its key role in Africa today--this major new volume is the first complete history of the Christian Church in Africa. Written by a leading authority on Church history who has spent many years in Africa, it looks at all aspects of Christianity in Africa, including its relationship to traditional values and customs, politics, and the comparable rise of Islam in Africa during the period. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - History | Africa - General |
| Dewey: 276 |
| Lexile Measure: 1420 |
| Physical Information: 1.52" H x 6.12" W x 9.22" (2.18 lbs) 720 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - Modern - Cultural Region - African - Ethnic Orientation - African - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Covering five centuries--from the rise of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in the 15th century and the early Portuguese missionaries right through to the Church and its key role in Africa today--this major new volume is the first complete history of the Christian Church in Africa. Written by a leading authority on Church history who has spent many years in Africa, it looks at all aspects of Christianity in Africa, including its relationship to traditional values and customs, politics, and the comparable rise of Islam in Africa during the period. |