Title Christianity in tropical Africa : studies presented and discussed at the seventh International African Seminar, University of Ghana, April 1965 / edited by C.G. Baëta

Published Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018 ©1968

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Description 1 online resource Series African ethnographic studies of the 20th century ; volume 4 African ethnographic studies of the 20th century ; v. 4. Contents Part 1: Historical Perspective -- 1. Problems of Historical Perspective: The Planting of Christianity in Africa in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries -- Richard Gray -- 2. Relations Between Christian Missions, European Administrations, and Traders in the Gold Coast 1828-74 -- I. Tufuoh -- 3. Missonary Policies as seen in the Work of Misions with the Evangelical presbyterian Church, Ghana -- E. Grau -- 4. Catholics and Protestants in the Congo -- Ruth Slade Reardon -- 5. The Missionary Struggle with Complexity -- T. Price -- Part 2: The Analytical Perspective -- 6. Converts and Martyrs in Buganda -- D. A. Low -- 7. Influence de la Christianisation sur les institutions traditionnelles des ethnies ctires du Cameroun -- M. R. Bureau -- 8. Some Problems of African Christianity: Guilt and Shame -- F. B. Welbourn -- 9. Conceptions of Christianity in the Context of Tropical Africa: Nigerian Reactions to its Advent -- J. B. Schuyler -- 10. Attitudes and Policies of the Yoruba African Churches Towards Polygamy -- J. B. Webster -- 11. Ethiopianism: Past and Present -- G. Shepperson -- 12. Church Growth and Independency as Organic Phenomena: An Analysis of Two Hundred African Tribes -- D. B. Barrett -- 13. Some Traditional African Religions and Christianity -- R. Laroche -- 14. Christianisme et culture africaine: apport africain la thologie -- V. Mulago -- 15. The Ways and Means of Communicating the Gospel -- John Mbiti -- Part 3: Trends and Prospects in African Christianity -- 16. Mariage et famille dans les groupes christianiss ou en voie de Christianisation de Dakar -- V. Martin -- 17. Religion and Socio-Economic Action Among the Serenje-Lala of Zambia -- Norman Long -- 18. The Predicament of the Church in Africa -- E. Bolaji Idowu Summary Originally published in 1968 this volume discusses the issues and problems relevant to Christianity in Tropical Africa. It includes historical studies of the earlier Catholic and Protestant missions and their relationship with African communities, traders and colonial administrations; the social and psychological aspects of conversion and responses to the teaching of the gospel and the impact of Christian teaching on indigenous beliefs; the analysis of modern trends such as separatism Notes Includes facsimile of original title page Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 22, 2018) Subject Christianity -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Congresses RELIGION -- Christianity -- General. Christianity Sub-Saharan Africa Genre/Form Electronic books Conference papers and proceedings Form Electronic book Author Baëta, C. G., editor. Forde, Daryll, 1902-1973, author of foreword ISBN 9781351042802 1351042807 9781351042819 1351042815 9781351042796 1351042793 9781351042826 1351042823

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