Development of African Theologies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11296377 |
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| Authors | Kwesi A Dickson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-61 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| 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 | 10.1163/157338384x00242 |
| OpenAlex | W1969048509 |
| Language | EN |
53 Workshop 8 Moderator: KWESI A. DICKSON Development of African Theologies The early days of missionary activity saw some highly-motivated protagonists of the Christian faith working with great determina- tion to win Africans away from their ways of life and thought which were considered degrading and dehumanising, and imcopmatible with faith in Christ. In the process many African converts were made and Churches were founded which have continued to increase , in membership.. A characteristic of the newly founded Churches was that they approximated as much as possible to Church life and thought as prevailing in the home Churches of
Christian faith · Faith · History of religions · Moderation · Religious life · Sociology · Theology · Christian Theology and Mission · Gender Studies · History · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious studies · Social Psychology · Religious Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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