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The African Christian and Islam / edited by John Azumah and Lamin Sanneh.

Contributor(s): Azumah, John Alembillah [editor.] | Sanneh, Lamin O [editor.]
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Carlisle : Langham Monographs, 2013Description: xiii, 466 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781907713972 (pbk.); 1907713972 (pbk.)Subject(s): Christianity and other religions -- Islam -- Congresses | Christianity and other religions -- Africa -- CongressesBibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
A historical survey -- The African Christian and Islam : historical and religious dimensions / Lamin Sanneh -- Patterns of Christian-Muslim encounters in Africa / John Azumah -- Hermeneutical and theological resources in African traditional religions for Christian-Muslim relations in Africa / Abraham A. Akrong & John Azumah -- The African Christian and Islam : insights from the colonial period / Elom Dovlo -- The African Christian and Islam : the Roman Catholic perspective / John Onaiyekan -- A thematic assessment -- Fault lines in African Christian responses to Islam / John Azumah -- Competition and conflict : Pentecostals' and Charismatics' engagement with Islam in Nigeria / Matthews A. Ojo -- The African Christian and ideological Islam / Josiah Idowu-Fearon -- The African Christian and Muslim Militancy / Moussa Bongoyok -- The African Christian and Islamic Da'wah and polemics / John Chesworth -- The African Christian and Islamic mysticism : folk Islam / David W. Shenk --
Country studies -- Egypt / Tharwat Wahba -- Ethiopia / E. Peter Ford, Jr. -- Ghana / Rahman Yakubu -- Kenya / Stephen Mutuku Sesi -- Nigeria / Matthew Hassan Kukah -- Senegal / Daniel Gomis -- South Africa / Manfred Jung -- Sudan / James B. Obwonyo -- Tanzania / William Andrew Kopwe -- Bible reflections -- Encountering the other : a study of Mark 7:24-30 and Matthew 15:21-28 / Mercy Amba Oduyoye -- Bible reflection : Luke 7:1-10, healing the Centurion's slave / Serge Traore -- Thinking biblically about Islam and Muslims : Christian attitudes toward Muslim women and seclusion / Josephine Katile Mutuku Sesi.

"This book is a collection of papers presented at an academic conference on the African Christian and Islam which took place in Accra, Ghana, from 6th to 10th July 2010."--p. xi.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part one: A historical survey -- The African Christian and Islam : historical and religious dimensions / Lamin Sanneh -- Patterns of Christian-Muslim encounters in Africa / John Azumah -- Hermeneutical and theological resources in African traditional religions for Christian-Muslim relations in Africa / Abraham A. Akrong & John Azumah -- The African Christian and Islam : insights from the colonial period / Elom Dovlo -- The African Christian and Islam : the Roman Catholic perspective / John Onaiyekan -- Part two: A thematic assessment -- Fault lines in African Christian responses to Islam / John Azumah -- Competition and conflict : Pentecostals' and Charismatics' engagement with Islam in Nigeria / Matthews A. Ojo -- The African Christian and ideological Islam / Josiah Idowu-Fearon -- The African Christian and Muslim Militancy / Moussa Bongoyok -- The African Christian and Islamic Da'wah and polemics / John Chesworth -- The African Christian and Islamic mysticism : folk Islam / David W. Shenk --

Part three: Country studies -- Egypt / Tharwat Wahba -- Ethiopia / E. Peter Ford, Jr. -- Ghana / Rahman Yakubu -- Kenya / Stephen Mutuku Sesi -- Nigeria / Matthew Hassan Kukah -- Senegal / Daniel Gomis -- South Africa / Manfred Jung -- Sudan / James B. Obwonyo -- Tanzania / William Andrew Kopwe -- Part four: Bible reflections -- Encountering the other : a study of Mark 7:24-30 and Matthew 15:21-28 / Mercy Amba Oduyoye -- Bible reflection : Luke 7:1-10, healing the Centurion's slave / Serge Traore -- Thinking biblically about Islam and Muslims : Christian attitudes toward Muslim women and seclusion / Josephine Katile Mutuku Sesi.

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