{"product_id":"a-history-of-christianity-in-africa-from-antiquity-to-the-present-9780802808431","title":"A History of Christianity in Africa: From Antiquity to the Present","description":"This unprecedented work is the first one-volume study of the history of Christianity in Africa. Written by Elizabeth Isichei, a leading scholar in this field, A History of Christianity in Africa examines the origins and development of Christianity in Africa from the early story of Egyptian Christianity to the spectacular growth, vitality, and diversity of the churches in Africa today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Isichei opens with the brilliance of Christianity in Africa in antiquity and shows how Christian Egypt and North Africa produced some of the most influential intellects of the time. She then discusses the churches founded in the wake of early contacts with Europe, from the late fifteenth century on, and the unbroken Christian witness of Coptic Egypt and of Ethiopia. Isichei also examines the different types of Christianity in modern Africa and shows how social factors have influenced its development and expression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the explosive growth of Christianity now taking place in Africa and the increasingly recognized significance of African Christianity, this much-needed book fills the void in scholarly works on that continent's Christian past, also foreshadowing Christian Africa's influential future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Isichei\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.38h x 5.75w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802808431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/1995 pg. 1358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Isichei\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emerita of religious studies at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Religious Traditions of Africa: A History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVoices of the Poor in Africa: Moral Economy and the Popular Imagination.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45402506788979,"sku":"9780802808431","price":42.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e814d4ed-d6c7-412c-ada1-e195b31e017f.jpg?v=1787743949","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/a-history-of-christianity-in-africa-from-antiquity-to-the-present-9780802808431","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}