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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466153403321

Autore

Oden Thomas C.

Titolo

The rebirth of African orthodoxy : return to foundations. / / Thomas C. Oden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Nashville, Tennessee : , : Abingdon Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-5018-1910-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (155 p.)

Disciplina

276.101

Soggetti

Christianity - Africa

Electronic books.

Africa Church history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Half-Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; PART ONE: AFRICA'S GIFT; SEMINAR 1: RETURN TO THE FOUNTAIN; SEMINAR 2: THE AWAKENING OF A GIANT; SEMINAR 3: AFRICA'S GIFT TO GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY; SEMINAR 4: ORTHODOX REMEMBERING; SEMINAR 5: WHY ORTHODOXY PERSISTS; SEMINAR 6: ONE FAITH: CONCORD AS THE GIFT OF THE SPIRIT; PART TWO: SIGNS OF NEW LIFE; SEMINAR 7: THE NEW BIRTH OF AFRICAN ORTHODOXY; SEMINAR 8: RECLAIMING THE SACRED TEXTS; SEMINAR 9: CONSENSUS RECOGNITION; SEMINAR 10: REDISCOVERING CLASSIC ECUMENICAL METHOD

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ORTHODOX AFRICAN WRITERS: CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY

Sommario/riassunto

African orthodoxy today is the same faith that was confessed by Athanasius and Augustine seventeen centuries ago.