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Christian Devotional Practice in Contemporary Africa
Contemporary Christian devotional practices vary widely across the continent, sharing some features across the entire religion while also clearly...
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Addressing Environmental Issues Through Interfaith Dialogue: A Case of the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environmental Institute (SAFCEI)
This chapter is a case study of the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environmental Institute (SAFCEI)’s contributions toward sustainable...
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African Initiatives and Agency Within British Protestant Missions in Africa, c.1792–c.1914
This chapter surveys the substantial contribution made by African and African American agents to the British Protestant missionary enterprise in...
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The Bible, Peace Building and Sustainable Development in Africa
No society can experience sustainable development without peace. Thus, in a world greatly stricken by political, economic, social and religious...
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Christianity, Witchcraft, Magic, and Healing in Africa
Christianity, healing, and witchcraft beliefs and practices have been closely connected in African history, but their relations have also vexed...
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New World Ethiopianism and the Evangelization of Africa
The concept of Ethiopianism incorporated various strategies for African Americans to promote transformation on the African continent. These...
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Ubuntu, Peacebuilding, and Development in Africa: Reflections on the Promises and Challenges of a Popular Concept
Faced with the constant criticism that “nothing good can come out of Africa,” many African scholars and peace activists, as well those from other...
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Religion, Peacebuilding, and Development in Africa: A Critical Appreciation
This chapter appraises the role of religion and religious actors in peacebuilding processes in Africa. By picking three varied case studies, the...
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Problematising the Intersectionality of Prophecy and Politics in Post-colonial Africa
This chapter problematises the relationship between prophecy and politics in South Africa, particularly the contemporary practices of prophecy as...
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Pentecostal Political Theology of Sovereignty in Post-colonial Africa
This chapter will introduce the theory of sovereignty as studied by various scholars, particularly in the works of Nimi Wariboko. The types of...
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Sha** the Instruments of Peace: Religion in Digital Peacebuilding in Africa
This chapter explores the field of digital peacebuilding, including projects in Africa, and reflects on possible ways that religions, in their many...
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Decolonising Peacebuilding for Development in South Africa: African Traditional Spiritual Leaders as Critical Assets
Peacebuilding is often thought of as a response after conflict has already taken place, an approach that fails to recognise the pursuit of peaceful...
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Christian Communities and Religious Movements in Roman Africa
This chapter presents an outline of the history of Christianity in the Maghreb during “long late antiquity,” roughly 180–700 CE. In examining this...
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Across Southern Cone Borders: Italian Pentecostals in Argentina and Brazil
This chapter surveys the emergence of the Christian Assembly as an integral hub of Southern Cone Pentecostalism. Pioneered by Francescon among the...
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Towards a Pentecostal Political Theology of Prophecy in Post-colonial Africa
This chapter is a transition from the weakening of the prophetic voice in new prophetic churches to the development of a Pentecostal theology of...
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Interfaith Networks, Peacebuilding and Development in Africa: Analysis of the Contribution of the Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches to Peacebuilding
Interfaith networks have played a crucial role in peacebuilding and development in Africa, often bridging grassroots efforts with national...
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Homiletical and Liturgical Challenges During COVID-19 in South Africa
The advent of coronavirus (COVID-19) led to the introduction of various new ways of doing church, such as online church, parking-lot-church,...
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The Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa (PROCMURA) Work in Building Peaceful and Inclusive Societies
This chapter focuses on the work of the Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa (PROCMURA) in promoting social cohesion between Christian...
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Experience of Muslims in East Africa
This chapter considers Muslim life in East Africa in the contemporary context. For the purposes of this chapter, East Africa is defined as including...
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The Writings and Legacy of Adrian Hastings
Adrian Hastings (1929–2001) was a Catholic priest, theologian, human rights campaigner, and historian, whose prolific writings on African...