Three Days in the Life of an African Christian Villager - Harries, Jim
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Three Days in the Life of an African Christian Villager While sitting reflectively watching the smoke emerging from his wife's kitchen, this African villager recounts his thoughts and observations on just three days of village life. On Friday, his boss tries to deal with a fall in profit margins of the company he works for. Saturday's account explains some of the intrigues surrounding just another village funeral. Village Christianity becomes the focus of Sunday. Read this intriguing little diary, a close literal translation from an original in Dholuo (of western Kenya), to begin to acquire…mehr

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Three Days in the Life of an African Christian Villager While sitting reflectively watching the smoke emerging from his wife's kitchen, this African villager recounts his thoughts and observations on just three days of village life. On Friday, his boss tries to deal with a fall in profit margins of the company he works for. Saturday's account explains some of the intrigues surrounding just another village funeral. Village Christianity becomes the focus of Sunday. Read this intriguing little diary, a close literal translation from an original in Dholuo (of western Kenya), to begin to acquire fascinating insights into contemporary village life as an African Christian man. This book is suitable to be used as a part of courses on missions, African Christianity and culture, development and intercultural communication at undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Jim Harries has degrees in theology, biblical interpretation, development, and agriculture. Following a call to serve God in Africa, Jim has lived in Zambia and then Kenya since 1988. Jim's ministry to indigenous churches, which includes Bible teaching and relationship building, is engaged using the Luo and Swahili languages. Jim's articles and books include New Foundations for Appreciating Africa (2016). Jim chairs the Alliance for Vulnerable Mission (vulnerablemission.org).