Routledge Companion to Christianity in Africa

Notes on Contributors. Acknowledgments. Introduction: Elias K. Bongmba. Part I: Selected Historical Perspectives. 1. Christianity in North Africa: Elias K. Bongmba. 2. Christianity in Egypt–The Coptic Church: Youhanna Nessim Youssef. 3. Early Christian Discourses and Literature in North African Christianities in the Context of Hellenistic Judaism and Greco-Roman Culture: Gerhard van den Heever. 4. Historical Perspectives on West African Christianity: Robert Baum. 5. Early Central African Christianity: Prophets, Priests and Kings: Sara Fretheim. 6. Christianity in East Africa: Loreen Maseno. 7. The Cross in Ethiopian Christianity: Ecclesial Symbolism and Religious Experience: Jon Abbink. 8. The Bible in an African Christianity: South African Black Theology: Gerald West. 9. Christianity and Translation in Colonial Context : Inventing Globalization: Musa W. Dube. 10. Women in African Christianities: Esther Mombo. Part II: Modern Developments and Interreligious Encounters. 11. Mission Theory and Practice in Africa: Frans Wijsen. 12. Evangelicals: Rereading Ethiopian Pentecostals and Evangelism: Tibebe Eshte. 13. African Christianity in the Post Vatican II Era: Clement Majawa. 14. Ecumenism in African Christianity: Jesse N.K. Mugambi. 15. Christianity and African Religion: Historical Dynamics of the Encounter: Laurenti Magesa. 16. Muslim-Christian Relations in Africa: An Overview of Centuries of Personal Encounters: Festo Mkenda. Part III: African Initiatives in Christianity. 17. African Initiated Christianity in Southern Africa: Ezra Chitando. 18. Pentecostalism in Eastern Africa: Martina Prosén. 19. Pentecostalism in Southern Africa: Allan H. Anderson. 20. African Christianity and Transnational Religious Networks: From Africa to America and back to Africa: Moses Biney. Part IV: Christianity, Politics, and Development. 21. Christianity and Politics in West Africa: J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu. 22. Christendom in Crisis: The Catholic Church &Postcolonial Politics in Central Africa: J.J. Carney. 23. Christianity and Politics in Southern Africa 1960-2013: James N. Amanze. 24. Christianity and Apartheid in South Africa: Robert Vosloo. 25. The African Church and Development: Richard S. Maposa. 26. Approaches to Religion and the Environment in Africa: Ernst M. Conradie. Part V: Ecclesial Life and Lived Experience. 27. Church Music in Africa: Space for Enculturation and Transformation: Emily Achieng Akuno. 28. Christianity and Sexuality in Africa: Matthews A. Ojo and Adewale J. Adelakun. 29. Christianity and Same-Sex Relationships in Africa: Adriann van Klinken. 30. From Medical Missions to Church Health Services: Elias K. Bongmba. 31. Christianity and Healing in Africa: The Anglican Church’s Holy Cross Community in Zimbabwe: Tabona Shoko. 32. Religion, Human Rights and the Future of Humanity: Some Reflections: N. Barney Pityana. Conclusion: Studying African Christianity: Future Trajectories: Elias K. Bongmba. Select Bibliography. Index.