The Church in Africa, 1450-1950 / Edition 1

by Adrian Hastings

Overview

Covering five centuries—from the rise of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in the 15th century and the early Portuguese missionaries right through to the Church and its key role in Africa today—this major new volume is the first complete history of the Christian Church in Africa. Written by a leading authority on Church history who has spent many years in Africa, it looks at all aspects of Christianity in Africa, including its relationship to traditional values and customs, politics, and the comparable rise of Islam in Africa during the period.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198263999
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/25/1996
Series:	Oxford History of the Christian Church
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	720
Product dimensions:	9.22(w) x 6.12(h) x 1.52(d)
Lexile:	1420L (what's this?)

About the Author

Adrian Hastings is Professor of Theology and Head of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Leeds. Dr. Hastings also edited Modern Catholicism: Vatican II and After (OUP, 1990).

Editorial Reviews

"Hastings has established a challenging framework with exceptional clarity. His overall strategy is masterly, often strikingly original; and the framework is indubitabley African....He should succeed in stimulating a fresh generation of research, especially by Ethiopian scholars."—Times Literary Supplement

"This is a magisterial work....I cannot recommend this book too highly for those who want either to begin reading about African Christianity, or to widen their knowledge."—Church of England Newspaper

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