Nigeria's Christian Revolution

Nigeria's Christian Revolution
Author: Richard Burgess
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2008-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1606080202

Nigeria has become the area of one of the most remarkable religious movements of recent times, reflecting the shift in the global center of Christianity from the North to the South. This book tells the story of one sector of this movement from its roots in the Nigerian civil war to the turn of the new millennium. It describes a revival that occurred among the Igbo people of Eastern Nigeria, and the new Pentecostal churches it generated, and documents the changes that have occurred as the movement has responded to global flows and local demands. As such, it explores the nature of revivalist and Pentecostal experience, but does so against the backdrop of local socio-political and economic developments, such as decolonization and civil war, as well broader processes, such as modernization and globalization.

Christianity and Cultures

Christianity and Cultures
Author: David Emmanuel Singh
Publisher: OCMS
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2008
Genre: Christianity and culture
ISBN: 9781870345699

"This volume on Christianity and Cultures is a way of marking an important milestone in the relatively short story of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS). The papers here have been exclusively sourced from Transformation, a quarterly journal of OCMS and seek to provide a tripartite view of Christianity's engagement with cultures by focusing on the question: how is Christian thinking forming or reforming through its interaction with the varied contexts it encounters? As Christianity has taken and still takes shape in multiple contexts, it naturally results in a variety of expressions and emphases. One can gain an appreciation of these by studying different strands of theological-missiological thinking, socio-political engagements and forms of family relationships in interaction with the host cultures."--BOOK JACKET.

The Holy Spirit Movement in Korea

The Holy Spirit Movement in Korea
Author: Young-Hoon Lee
Publisher: OCMS
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2009
Genre: Holy Spirit movement (Korea)
ISBN: 9781870345675

This book traces the historical and theological development of the Holy Spirit in Korea through six successive periods.

The Routledge Handbook of African Theology

The Routledge Handbook of African Theology
Author: Elias Kifon Bongmba
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 505
Release: 2020-05-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1351607448

Theology has a rich tradition across the African continent, and has taken myriad directions since Christianity first arrived on its shores. This handbook charts both historical developments and contemporary issues in the formation and application of theologies across the member countries of the African Union. Written by a panel of expert international contributors, chapters firstly cover the various methodologies needed to carry out such a survey. Various theological movements and themes are then discussed, as well as biblical and doctrinal issues pertinent to African theology. Subjects addressed include: • Orality and theology • Indigenous religions and theology • Patristics • Pentecostalism • Liberation theology • Black theology • Social justice • Sexuality and theology • Environmental theology • Christology • Eschatology • The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament The Routledge Handbook of African Theology is an authoritative and comprehensive survey of the theological landscape of Africa. As such, it will be a hugely useful volume to any scholar interested in African religious dynamics, as well as academics of Theology or Biblical Studies in an African context.

Jesus and the Incarnation

Jesus and the Incarnation
Author: David Emmanuel Singh
Publisher: OCMS
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2011
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781870345903

Jesus and the Incarnation Reflections of Christians from Islamic Contexts In the dialogues of Christians with Muslims nothing is more fundamental than the Cross, the Incarnation and the Resurrection of Jesus. An open and honest conversation on these is a necessity as Christians all over the world meet with Muslims on a daily basis. Building on the volume on the Cross, published in 2009, this book contains voices of Christians living in various 'Islamic contexts' and reflecting on the Incarnation of Jesus. The aim of these reflections is constructive and the hope is that the papers weaved around the notion of 'the Word' will not only promote dialogue among Christians on the roles of the Person and the Book but, also, create a positive environment for their conversations with Muslim neighbors.

Odwira and the Gospel

Odwira and the Gospel
Author: Frank Kwesi Adams
Publisher: OCMS
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2010
Genre: Akuapem Odwira Festival
ISBN: 9781870345590