Christianity, Development and Modernity in Africa

by Paul Gifford

There is an important if largely unremarked diversity within African Christianity; on the one hand, an enchanted Christianity that views the world as pervaded by spiritual forces, and on the other a disenchanted Christianity that discounts them.

An enchanted Christian sees his glorious destiny threatened by witches, spirits, and ancestral curses. Churches catering for this worldview lay bare the workings of this spirit world, and this enchanted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190495731
• ISBN13: 9780190495732
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"