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"World Christianity publications proliferate but the issue of methodology has received little attention. World Christianity: Methodological Considerations addresses this lacuna and explores the methodological ramifications of the World Christianity turn. In twelve chapters scholars from various academic backgrounds (anthropology, religious studies, history, missiology, intercultural studies, theology, and patristics) as well as of multiple cultural and national belongings investigate methodological issues (e.g. methods, use of sources, choosing a unit of analysis, terminology, conceptual categories,) relevant to World Christianity debates. In a closing chapter the editors Frederiks and Nagy converge the findings and sketch the outlines of what they coin as a 'World Christianity approach', a multidisciplinary and multiple perspective approach to study Christianity/ies' plurality and diversity in past and present"--

Bible. --- Christianity. --- Christianity --- Religions --- Church history --- Bible --- Christian mission & evangelism --- Religion. --- Theology --- Methodology.

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This is a scholarly book that commemorates the legacy of Rev. Nicholas Bhekinkosi Hepworth Bhengu who was born on 05 September 1909 at eNtumeni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He was the founder of the Back to God Crusade in the 1950s that has become institutionalised within the Assemblies of God. He taught his church to be self-sustaining and also encouraged material independence through hard work. He died on 07 October 1985 at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, leaving many people in Africa influenced by his rich legacy as an evangelist, pastor, teacher and church planter to this day. Bhengu combined evangelism with development, which was critical for the black people who were under a repressive regime in South Africa and in sub-Saharan Africa. He was a religious revolutionary who ‘planted’ more than 2000 churches in South Africa and neighbouring countries by emphasising non-denominationalism without pressurising converts to discard their churches and join others. He was determined to build a movement that would be a vehicle to reach out to the continent of Africa through his churches. The book aims at providing academics and researchers with reference material of interactions between spirituality, church dynamics, socio-economic development and political environment. Its contribution to existing research with regard to the formative growth of Christianity in Africa is significant and innovative. The book’s target audience includes academics in the religious fields of missiology, church history and contextual theology, specifically researchers with intent to write scientific commentaries on the life history of Bhengu.

History of religion --- Christian mission & evangelism --- Bhengu --- church planting --- evangelism, Back to God Crusade --- Assemblies of God --- Pastor --- Christianity

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salvation --- holiness --- doctrine of holiness --- the Church --- the sacraments --- Catherine Booth --- the Salvation Army --- William Booth --- salvationism --- salvationist spirituality --- theology --- spirituality --- evangelical Christian mission

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For years the fact that the debate on science and religion was not related to cultural diversity was considered only a minor issue. However, lately, there is a growing concern that the dominance of ‘Western’ perspectives in this field do not allow for new understandings. This book testifies to the growing interest in the different cultural embeddings of the science and religion interface and proposes a framework that makes an intercultural debate possible. This proposal is based on a thorough study of the ‘lived theology’ of Christian students and university professors in Abidjan, Kinshasa and Yaoundé. The outcomes of the field research are related to a worldwide perspective of doing theology and a broader scope of scholarly discussions.

Religion and science --- Christianity and science --- Geology --- Geology and religion --- Science --- Science and religion --- Religious aspects --- Christian institutions & organizations --- Christian mission & evangelism --- Africa, French-speaking --- Religious life and customs. --- Intellectual life. --- Francophone Africa --- French-speaking Africa

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African indigenous church history --- African independent churches --- Zion Christ Church --- Nazareth Church --- the Prophet Harris --- the Zulu Congregational Church --- Simungu Bafazini Shibe --- Christian Mission --- African witchcraft --- healing --- Zionist cleansing --- music and religion --- Bible