ABSTRACT
The Routledge Companion to Christianity in Africa offers a multi-disciplinary analysis of the Christian tradition across the African continent and throughout a long historical span. The volume offers historical and thematic essays tracing the introduction of Christianity in Africa, as well as its growth, developments, and effects, including the lived experience of African Christians. Individual chapters address the themes of Christianity and gender, the development of African-initiated churches, the growth of Pentecostalism, and the influence of Christianity on issues of sexuality, music, and public health. This comprehensive volume will serve as a valuable overview and reference work for students and researchers worldwide.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |163 pages
Selected Historical Perspectives
part |95 pages
Modern Developments and Interreligious Encounters
chapter |13 pages
Muslim-Christian relations in Africa
part |66 pages
African Initiatives in Christianity
chapter |18 pages
African Christianity and transnational religious networks
part |105 pages
Christianity, Politics, and Development
chapter |20 pages
Christendom in crisis
part |109 pages
Ecclesial Life and Lived Experience