Author:
Kollman, Paul V.
ImprintMinneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2018]
Descriptionxxviii, 342 pages : map ; 22 cm
Note:Eastern Africa: Christianity, the land, and its peoples -- Christianity's unfolding in eastern Africa -- Christianity's varieties in eastern Africa -- Christianity and social transformation in eastern Africa -- The shape of Christian theology in eastern Africa -- Important figures in eastern African Christianity -- Eastern Africa and world Christianity.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-323) and index.
Note:In this 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.
