The Presbyterian Church of East Africa an account of its Gospel Missionary Society origins, 1895-1946 /
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Peter Lang,
c2009.
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| Series: | American university studies. Theology and religion ;
v. 290. |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The Presbyterian Church of East Africa |h [electronic resource] : |b an account of its Gospel Missionary Society origins, 1895-1946 / |c Evanson N. Wamagatta. |
| 260 | |a New York : |b Peter Lang, |c c2009. | ||
| 300 | |a xiii, 251 p. : |b ill., map. | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a American university studies. Series VII, Theology and religion, |x 0740-0446 ; |v v. 290 | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Prelude to the coming of the missionaries -- Kikuyuland and the Kikuyu people -- Imposition of colonial rule -- The GMS and its establishment in Kenya -- The People's Church of Christ -- The AIM connection -- Establishment in Kikuyuland -- The abortive Kibichoi Mission station -- GMS Kambui and Ng'enda mission stations -- Challenges to missionary work -- Reception of the missionaries in Kikuyuland -- Conflict with Kikuyu culture -- Attributes of GMS missionaries -- The educational approach to missionary work -- The pioneering period -- The era of growth and challenges -- African quest for high schools -- Problems with the government -- Problems with educational work -- The medical approach to missionary work -- The medical personnel -- The struggle against "witch doctors" -- Other gospel connections -- The government connection -- The evangelical approach to missionary work -- Conversion and GMS baptisms -- Persecution of mission adherents -- A time of growth and expansion -- Confrontation with Kikuyu nationalism -- Confrontation with Kikuyu cultural nationalism -- Spiritual slumber in Kikuyuland -- African leadership in the GMS church -- Merger with the Church of Scotland mission -- Financial problems -- The abortive GMS AIM merger -- Schism in the People's Church of Christ -- Human resources and other problems -- The road to the GMS-CSM merger. | |
| 533 | |a Electronic reproduction. |b Palo Alto, Calif. : |c ebrary, |d 2013. |n Available via World Wide Web. |n Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. | ||
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