Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenneth R. Ross, J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, Todd M. Johnson (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

560 Seiten

2017
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-1203-2 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

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

Reihe/Serie	Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity
Zusatzinfo	16 colour illustrations
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 246 mm
Gewicht	1726 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
ISBN-10	1-4744-1203-3 / 1474412033
ISBN-13	978-1-4744-1203-2 / 9781474412032
Zustand	Neuware