Jesus and the Gospel in Africa: History and Experience

by Kwame Bediako

Book Overview

This selection of writings by the late African scholar Kwame Bediako is the best source for insights into the Christ of present-day African History and the Jesus of African faith, showing how intimately bound together are the message of Jesus and the struggle for democracy. Bediako puts flesh on the idea that Christianity is today "lived in local languages long before it is translated into English and French." Students and teachers of mission as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570755426
• ISBN13: 9781570755422
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.8"