The East African Revival

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History and Legacies

By Kevin Ward

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The East African Revival explores the significant Christian movement that began in the 1930s and shaped religious expression across East Central Africa. Kevin Ward analyses the revival's impact on spirituality, political discourse, and culture in countries including Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, and Congo. The book combines scholarly analysis with personal testimonies to capture the vibrant and evolving nature of the movement. It serves both as an introduction for newcomers and as a source of fresh insights for those familiar with the revival.
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This book is ideal for students and scholars of religious studies, African history, and cultural change, as well as readers interested in Christianity's global impact and East African history.

From the 1930s the East African Revival influenced Christian expression in East Central Africa and around the globe. This book analyses influences upon the movement and changes wrought by it in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Congo, highlighting its impact on spirituality, political discourse and culture.

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From the 1930s, the East African Revival influenced Christian expression in East Central Africa and around the globe. The East African Revival analyses influences upon the movement and changes wrought by it in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, and Congo, highlighting its impact on spirituality, political discourse, and culture.

A variety of scholarly approaches to a complex and changing phenomenon are juxtaposed with the narration of personal stories of testimony, vital to spirituality and expression of the revival, which give a sense of the dynamism of the movement.

Those yet unacquainted with the revival will find a helpful introduction to its history. Those more familiar with the movement will discover new perspectives on its influence.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781409426745

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 January 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Contributors:

Edited by Emma Wild-Wood

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 521g

Pages: 252

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About the Author

Dr Kevin Ward taught in Uganda for many years and is lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at Leeds University, and the author of A History of Global Anglicanism, and currently writing a history of the Ruanda Mission of CMS and its impact on the life of the Churches in Kigezi, Rwanda and Burundi. Emma Wild-Wood taught in DR Congo and Uganda. She is Director of the Henry Martyn Centre and teaches in Cambridge University and the Cambridge Theological Federation. She is the author of Migration and Christian Identity in Congo (DRC). Kevin Ward, John G. Gatu, John C.T. Church, Simon Barrington-Ward, Amos Kasibante, Cynthia Hoehler-Fatton, Ken Farrimond, Derek R. Peterson, Birgitta Larsson, Emma Wild-Wood, John Karanja, Esther Mombo, Nick Godfrey, Terry Barringer.