Igbo Culture and the Christian Missions 1857-1957: Conversion in Theory and Practice (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780761848844)

Igbo Culture and the Christian Missions 1857-1957: Conversion in Theory and Practice uses historical perspective to explore strategies and methods of the Protestant and the Roman Catholic missionaries in Igboland and the Igbo response during the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries.

The subtitle of this book points out the objective, premises, and thrust to the reader. Using oral traditions, primary sources, and the present writer's own life experience both as a Christian convert and a missionary co-partner in the evangelization enterprise, the text examines the missions' programs and missteps, as well as their impact on the people.

Appropriate for both specific and generalized audiences, this book will appeal to readers interested in cultural sublimation and in the overall Christianization efforts in Africa.

Author: Augustine S. O. Okwu
ISBN-10: 0761848843
ISBN-13: 9780761848844
Publisher: University Press of America
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2009
Pages: 348
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d