The Church in Angola: A River of Many Currents Tapa dura -

INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR - FIRST EDITION. Pages are clear and readable and are in EXCELLENT CONDITION; minor wear on the covers, spine and dust jacket.

What we know of Africa has been refracted through the lens of Western civilization, and that knowledge has been and continues to be woefully inadequate. The Christian church, a strong center of influence and presence in Africa, is a window into that magnificent continent. Particularly in Angola, on the western edge of Africa, Christianity has deep roots and has been an important part of Angolan history. In 1991 the Catholic church celebrated the 500th anniversary of the baptism of the first converts in Angola.
The Church in Angola begins with the last quarter of the nineteenth century, a time when the Catholic church began to revive its strength and a time when the Protestant missionaries began to arrive. Rather than the story of denominational missions, of which there have been many - Methodist, Baptist, United Church of Christ, United Church of Canada,… Leer más

Pilgrim Press, The/United Church Press, 1993. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Cleveland: The Pilgrim Press, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. Octavo. xiii, 448pp. Ownership signature (in one hand) of Jean and George Houser on the front fly (see below). Binding cocked and page edges lightly foxed, very good in modestly worn, very good or better dust jacket with a tiny tear at the crown. Inscribed to the Housers on the half-title by either Henderson or his wife Muriel ("Ki"): "To George + Jean from Ki + Larry Feb. 1993." Henderson was a scholar as well as missionary; he has written a history of conflict in Angola, published by Cornell University Press, "which deals extensively with the brutality of Portuguese colonial policies and institutions" (from the finding aid for his papers at New Hampshire). George Houser was a minister, Civil Rights activist, and activist for the independence of African nations. In 1942, with James Farmer and Bernice Fisher, he co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in Chicago.

U.S.A.: Pilgrim Press, 1992 hardback book in near fine condition,dust jacket is very good-plus,inscribed by the author. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.