A critical examination of the impact of Evangelical Christianity on African societies today
Evangelical Christianity's presence is increasing exponentially in African states and is exercising significant influence in virtually all spheres of life.
African Evangelicalism and the Transformation of Africa is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary study of the impact of Evangelical Christianity on Africa. It examines the social, cultural, political, and economic forces at play, and its essays address Evangelical subjectivity and identity formation in Nigeria, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and other nations. Its contributors also reflect on ways that the African diaspora and transnational ties have contributed to the makeup of contemporary African Evangelicalism.
Readers will gain a deeper understanding of how Evangelical Christianity is transforming both public and private life in Africa today.
Reviews
"This edited book is a testimony to the fact that African Evangelism truly engenders transformational impulses and insights. The rivers of faith that flow throughout the African diaspora have inexorably produced fresh constellations for engaging Christianity. The perspectives and paradigms that are carefully laid out in this book are creative, critical, and cross-cultural. I recommend it with robust enthusiasm."—Akintunde E. Akinade, professor of comparative theology, Georgetown University in Qatar
About the Author
Jacob K. Olupona is professor of African and African American studies in Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences and a professor of African religious studies at Harvard Divinity School. He has written and edited several volumes on African religion, including African Religions: A Very Short Introduction (2014).
