The Church in Africa, 1450-1950

ISBN-13: 9780198263999 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 720 str.

Adrian Hastings

Opis

Covering five centuries--from the rise of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in the 15th century and the early Portuguese missionaries right through to the Church and its key role in Africa today--this major new volume is the first complete history of the Christian Church in Africa. Written by a leading authority on Church history who has spent many years in Africa, it looks at all aspects of Christianity in Africa, including its relationship to traditional values and customs, politics, and the comparable rise of Islam in Africa during the period.

Recenzje

'...extraordinarily wide-ranging volume...Hastings's monograph, backed by deep scholarly experiences and the tradition of the Oxford University Press, is a major volume of great importance in which there is something new for a readyer of advanced standard.'