Missions, Nationalism and the End of Empire
Missions, Nationalism and the End of Empire

Author: Stanley

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780802821164

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Christian missions have often been seen as the religious arm of Western imperialism. What is rarely appreciated is the role they played in bringing about an end to the Western colonial empires after the Second World War. Missions, Nationalism, and the End of Empire explores this neglected subject. Respected authorities on the history of missions explore new territory in these chapters, examining from diverse angles the linkages between Christianity, nationalism, and the dissolution of the colonial empires in Asia and Africa. This work not only sheds light on the relation of religion and politics but also uncovers the sometimes paradoxical implications of the church's call to bring the gospel to all the world. Contributors: Daniel H. Bays Philip Boobbyer Judith M. Brown Richard Elphick Deborah Gaitskell Adrian Hastings Caroline Howell Ka- che Yip Ogbu U. Kalu Hartmut Lehmann Derek Peterson Andrew Porter Brian Stanley John Stuart

Three Centuries of Mission
Three Centuries of Mission

Author: Daniel O'Connor

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2000-11-01

Total Pages: 486

ISBN-13: 1441135529

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A new and expansive official history of the USPG commissioned to mark the tercentenary in 2001. The first half tells a compelling global story from the mission to the Americas in the 18th century, through the North China Mission in the late 19th century to today's Social Development Programme in Bangladesh. There is a particular focus on the post-1945 period of decolonization, development and dialogue with other religions. The second half is a collection of essays that give a wide range of themes and perspective from a history of missionary wives by Deborah Kirkwood to a discussion of the evolving role of the church in Zambia by Musonda Mwamba.Three Centuries of Mission emphasizes the key instrumentality of the USPG in the emergence of a worldwide network of Churches in the Anglican Communion and their significance in the world at the beginning of the new century.

A History of the Church in Africa
A History of the Church in Africa

Author: Bengt Sundkler

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2000-05-04

Total Pages: 1268

ISBN-13: 9780521583428

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Bengt Sundkler's long-awaited book on African Christian churches will become the standard reference for the subject.

The Individual in African History
The Individual in African History

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2020-03-31

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9004407820

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This volume investigates the development of biographical study in African history and historiography. Consisting of 10 case studies, it is preceded by an introductory prologue, which deals with the relationship between historiography and different forms of biographical study in the context of Western history-writing but especially African (historical and anthropological) studies. The first three case studies deal with the methodological insights of biographical studies for African history. This is followed by three case studies dealing with personas living through fundamental societal transitions, and four case studies focusing on the discursive dimensions of biographical subjects (including religion, cosmology and ideology). Countries or regions discussed include South Africa, Zambia, Gold Coast, Cameroon, Tanganyika, Congo-Kinshasa and the Central African Republic in colonial times. Contributors are Lindie Koorts, Elena Moore, Iva Peša, Paul Glen Grant, Jacqueline de Vries, Duncan Money, Morgan Robinson, Eve Wong, Klaas van Walraven, Erik Kennes.

A Modern History of Tanganyika
A Modern History of Tanganyika

Author: John Iliffe

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1979-05-10

Total Pages: 638

ISBN-13: 9780521296113

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The first comprehensive and fully documented history of modern Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania).

God Speaks My Language
God Speaks My Language

Author: Aloo Osotsi Mojola

Publisher: Langham Publishing

Published: 2020-03-31

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 1783688246

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This is the fascinating and important story of how God’s Word came to East Africa. Beginning with the pioneering efforts of Krapf and Rebmann, Aloo Osotsi Mojola traces the history of Bible translation in the region from 1844 to the present. He incorporates four decades of personal conversations and interviews, along with extensive research, to provide the first comprehensive account of the translations undertaken in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The maps and tables included assist the reader, as does a history of the Swahili language – its standardization, role as lingua franca, and impact on the work of translation. Mojola’s writing is a tribute to those who sacrificed much in their quest to see the word of God accessible to all people, in all places – and the many who continue to sacrifice for the peoples of East Africa. This book is a key contribution to the important and ongoing narrative of how God has met us, and continues to meet us, in our own contexts and our own languages.