The Revival of African Christian Spirituality
The Experience of African Independent Churches
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11296323 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emefie Ikenga-Metuh (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 151-171 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mission Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0168-9789 • E-ISSN: 1573-3831 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/157338390x00227 |
| OpenAlex | W1980809977 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
151 E. Ikenga-Metuh THE REVIVAL OF AFRICAN CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY: THE EXPERIENCE OF AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CHURCHES The spread of Christianity in Africa represents one of the most massive and variegated responses to the Christian faith in the history of Christian missions. From virtually zero in 1800, the Christian popu- lation grew to about 160 million in 1979. Equally phenomenal is the accompanying mushrooming of African indigenous churches, most of which are break-away groups from the established missionary . churches, founded by African converts. There are about 8000 such indigenous African churches with about 14 million adherents in 1979.1 These churches are
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |