West African Christianity

by Lamin Sanneh

In this fascinating re-evaluation of ChristianHistory West African Christianity concentrates on the role of Africans as the principal agents of, and the significance of African materials in, the spread of Christianity from its earliest centuries. When examining Christianity in Africa other studies focus mainly on the organization of the missionary effort in Europe and America, seeing the rise of African Christianity as a direct consequence of external...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0883447037
• ISBN13: 9780883447031
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.3"