In this overview of the historiography of Christianity in Africa a number of desiderata and considerations for future research are reviewed. The first issue considered relates to the practice of historiography. The second issue relates to African identity/-ies and its relationship to global cultural movements. The third desideratum is the pursuit of new disciplinary practices in the study of African Christianity, especially interdisciplinarity as scholarly ethos. Finally, a number of themes that should become foci in historiography of African Christianity are explored, among these are: concentration on local and regional narratives, the gendered character of Christianity in Africa, attention to the material conditions and needs of African religious communities and the various cultural innovations adopted to cope with these conditions, as well as the role of Christian communities in development in Africa and the wider encompassing question of ethics and morality. In this overview of the historiography of Christianity in Africa a number of desiderata and considerations for future research are reviewed. The first issue considered relates to the practice of historiography. The second issue relates to African identity/-ies and its relationship to global cultural movements. The third desideratum is the pursuit of new disciplinary practices in the study of African Christianity, especially interdisciplinarity as scholarly ethos. Finally, a number of themes that should become foci in historiography of African Christianity are explored, among these are: concentration on local and regional narratives, the gendered character of Christianity in Africa, attention to the material conditions and needs of African religious communities and the various cultural innovations adopted to cope with these conditions, as well as the role of Christian communities in development in Africa and the wider encompassing question of ethics and morality.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2016
توصيف ظاهري
275-312
عنوان
Religion and Theology
شماره جلد
23/3-4
شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها
1574-3012
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اصطلاح موضوعی
African Christianity
اصطلاح موضوعی
African culture
اصطلاح موضوعی
African history
اصطلاح موضوعی
African religions
اصطلاح موضوعی
Africanization
اصطلاح موضوعی
inculturation
اصطلاح موضوعی
interdisciplinarity
اصطلاح موضوعی
sociology of religion in Africa
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