African Initiatives in Christianity
The Growth, Gifts and Diversities of Indigenous African Churches, A Challenge to the Ecumenical Movement
World Council of Churches (WCC Publications) (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
74 pages
978-2-8254-1277-0 (ISBN)
Description
In the continent where Christianity is experiencing its most rapid growth, a great deal of this expansion is taking place in churches founded by Africans for Africans. These churches are often referred to as 'independent' or 'indigenous' churches, to distinguish them from the 'historic' or 'mission-founded' churches planted during the colonial period by evangelists from Europe and North America. Diverse as they are, the attractiveness of these African Initiatives in Christianity (AICs) stems from the serious attempt they make to express and live out their faith in genuinely African cultural forms and styles. In this new book, two African theologians and church leaders -- one from an historic church, one from an AIC -- offer an insightful introduction into this phenomenon. While their main focus is on what the growth of African Initiatives in Christianity implies for the future of the ecumenical movement in Africa and around the world, they also examine some key teachings of the AICs and trace their roots in African church history since the first century.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Geneva
Switzerland
Dimensions
Height: 120 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
111 gr
ISBN-13
978-2-8254-1277-0 (9782825412770)
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Persons
ohn Pobee is an Anglican theologian from Ghana and a former staff member in the WCC's Programme on Ecumenical Theological Education. Gabriel Ositelu II, who died in April 1998, was Primate of the Church of the Lord Aladura, a Nigerian-based AIC which has been a member of the World Council of Churches since 1975