How God became African : African spirituality and western secular thought

Author/Creator:

Haar, Gerrie ter

Publication/Creation:

Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2009]

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

How God became African : African spirituality and western secular thought / Gerrie ter Haar

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Christianity--Africa
Spirits
Supernatural
Africa--Religion

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Preface -- God in Africa : some key issues -- How God became African : a continuing story -- The African spirit world : a journey into the unknown -- African religious experiences : from suffering to salvation -- The problem of evil : religion and human rights in Africa -- Abundant life in Africa : religion and development -- A valley of dry bones : African Christians going global.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

ix, 120 pages ; 24 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990023476970302486

ISBN:

0812241738 (alk. paper)
9780812241730 (alk. paper)

OCLC Number:

290494426

Barcode:

300000286647