Gabriel Masfa

Seventh-Day Adventism in Africa

A Historical Survey of The Interaction Between Religion, Traditions, and Culture

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the complex history of Adventism in Africa, situating it within the context of African traditions and culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 531g
• ISBN-13: 9781032344874
• ISBN-10: 1032344873
• Artikelnr.: 67515993

Autorenporträt

Gabriel Masfa is a Lecturer in Church History in the Department of Religious Studies at Babcock University, Nigeria.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Introduction: The African Christian Context
1 African Seventh-Day Adventism's Roots: The Western Background
2 The Uncertain Context: Multiple Challenges and the Rise of African
Adventism (1880s-1920s)
3 Mission in the Age of Colonialism, Part One: Seventh-Day Adventism in
Africa and the Pre-Independence Era (1887-1960s)
4 Mission in the Age of Colonialism, Part Two: Personalities, Moving
Stories, and the Progress of Adventism in Africa (1886-1990)
5 Early African Adventist Evangelists: African Adventism and Indigenous
Contributions (1940s-1990s)
6 Adventism in Africa: The Statistical Centre of Global Seventh-Day
Adventism (2008-the Present)
7 The Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Africa and Its Relations with Other
Christian Denominations
8 Identity Crisis: Traditions, African Religions, and African Adventism
9 General Conclusion