Andrew Finlay Walls (1928–2021)

Andrew Walls, a pioneering historian of Christian missions, was the architect of the study of World Christianity. Trained as a patristic scholar, he went to Sierra Leone in 1957 to teach at Fourah Bay College. There and at the University of Nsukka in Nigeria (1962–66) he became a student of the grow...

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Published in:International bulletin of mission research
Main Author: Stanley, Brian (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2021
In: International bulletin of mission research
Further subjects:B World Christianity
B African Christianity
B mission studies
B Andrew Walls
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Summary:Andrew Walls, a pioneering historian of Christian missions, was the architect of the study of World Christianity. Trained as a patristic scholar, he went to Sierra Leone in 1957 to teach at Fourah Bay College. There and at the University of Nsukka in Nigeria (1962–66) he became a student of the growing churches of Africa. At the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh (1966–97), he became a scholar of renown, establishing the Centre for the Study of Christianity in the Non-Western World, and supervising students who became leaders in church and academy. His legacy is preserved in institutions across the globe, a host of articles, and his former students.
ISSN:2396-9407
Contains:Enthalten in: International bulletin of mission research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/23969393211043591