Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-323) and index.
Contents:
Geographical: eastern Africa: Christianity, the land, and its peoples -- Chronological: Christianity's unfolding in eastern Africa -- Denominational: Christianity's varieties in eastern Africa -- Sociocultural: Christianity and social transformation in eastern Africa -- Theological: the shape of Christian theology in eastern Africa -- Biographical: important figures in eastern African Christianity -- Conclusion: Eastern Africa and world Christianity.
Summary:
In this exciting volume, Paul Kollman and Cynthia Toms Smedley offer an introduction to Eastern African Christianity that has been desperately needed by scholars, students and interested readers alike. Short, engaging chapters help readers understand the complexity of Christianity in the region and broaden their understanding of the region itself. Readers will understand the interplay of Christianity and culture, and will see how geography, borders, economics and other factors influence Christian faith.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.