Bibliograph

Christianity in central Tanzania, a story of African encounters and initiatives in Ugogo and Ukaguru, 1876-1933, Mwita Akiri

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Christianity in central Tanzania, a story of African encounters and initiatives in Ugogo and Ukaguru, 1876-1933, Mwita Akiri

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Christianity in central Tanzania

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Mwita Akiri

Sub title

a story of African encounters and initiatives in Ugogo and Ukaguru, 1876-1933

Summary

In the telling of the history of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) in Tanzania, the initiatives, contributions, and experiences of indigenous teachers have too often been neglected in favour of stories of sacrifices of Western missionaries. Bishop Mwita Akiri redresses this bias by using a socio-historical approach, written from an Afro-centric tradition, to evaluate the contributions and experiences of indigenous agents in the growth of Christianity in Tanzania. This book underscores the significance of oral tradition in African historiography and challenges the claim that foreign missionaries succeeded in destroying African cultures, when they are in fact alive and well. This much-needed research also provides a model for dialogue between the perspective of Christian missions and that of African religious and social heritage in order to continue forward with a Christianity that is authentic and also distinctly African

Target audience

adult

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