Faith in African lived Christianity: bridging anthropological and theological perspectives

"Faith in African Lived Christianity - Bridging Anthropological and Theological Perspectives offers a comprehensive, empirically rich and interdisciplinary approach to the study of faith in African Christianity. The book brings together anthropology and theology in the study of how faith and re...

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Published in:Global Pentecostal and charismatic studies
Contributors: Lauterbach, Karen (Editor) ; Vähäkangas, Mika (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2020]
In: Global Pentecostal and charismatic studies (volume 35)
Reviews:Faith in African Lived Christianity. Bridging Anthropological and Theo-logical Perspectives (2020) (Balz, Heinrich)
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Series/Journal:Global Pentecostal and charismatic studies volume 35
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Africa / Christianity / Religious experience / Experience of religion
Further subjects:B Africa Religious life and customs
B Collection of essays
B Experience (Religion)
B Christianity (Africa)
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Summary:"Faith in African Lived Christianity - Bridging Anthropological and Theological Perspectives offers a comprehensive, empirically rich and interdisciplinary approach to the study of faith in African Christianity. The book brings together anthropology and theology in the study of how faith and religious experiences shape the understanding of social life in Africa. The volume is a collection of chapters by prominent Africanist theologians, anthropologists and social scientists, who take people's faith as their starting point and analyze it in a contextually sensitive way. It covers discussions of positionality in the study of African Christianity, interdisciplinary methods and approaches and a number of case studies on political, social and ecological aspects of African Christian spirituality"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:900439849X