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Christianity and Education is a collection of papers published in Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies over a period of fifteen years. It brings to life some of the papers that previously lay buried on shelves and in disparate volumes of Transformation, gathering them into a single volume for theological libraries, students, and teachers. The articles here represent a spectrum of Christian thinking addressing issues...
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This book explores and analyses funerary rite struggles in a nation where Christianity is a comparatively recent phenomenon, and many families have Christian and Hindu, Buddhist and Traditionalist (kiranti) members, who go through traumatic experiences at the death of their family members. The context of mixed affiliation raises questions of social, psychological and religious identity for Christian converts, which are particularly acute after a death...
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This book contains essays from the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies' quarterly journal, Transformation, on the topic of Christian Ethics. The papers were selected from volumes published over a period of twenty-five years, during which period Transformation grew from an international journal merely covering "Christian social ethics" to one of "Holistic Mission Studies." Here, Mission Studies is, understood in its widest sense to also, encompass Christian...
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Why are economic inequalities greatest in the southern countries where most people are Christians? This book teases out the web of influences that have created this situation, and concludes that Christians could help reduce economic inequalities by opposing corruption. Interviews with key informants in the Philippines, Kenya, Zambia, and Peru reveal the opportunities and challenges for Christians as they face up to corruption.
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This collection of essays has sought to achieve a good representation of mentors, colleagues, and disciples of Kwame Bediako from around the world. The contributions come from a variety of countries, theological disciplines, and perspectives, and represent either a direct outworking of his vision and initiatives or a connection with them. Taken together, they demonstrate Bediako's conviction that the theological creativity emerging in Africa is also...
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