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The Presbyterian Church of East Africa an account of its Gospel Missionary Society origins, 1895-1946 / by Wamagatta, E. N.

Table of Contents: “…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.…”
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The Presbyterian Church of East Africa an account of its Gospel Missionary Society origins, 1895-1946 / by Wamagatta, E. N.

Table of Contents: “…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.…”
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Christian identity

Table of Contents: “…Christian identity is identity in Christ / Abraham van de Beek -- Devastating grace : justificatio impii and I-Dentity / Phillipe (Flip) Theron -- Christian identity as baptismal identity / Christiaan Mostert -- Christian baptism and an identity of inclusivity, dignity, and holiness / Nico Koopman -- Christian identity and national identity / Ferenc Szűcs -- Christian identity : Augustine on faith, hope, and love / J.H. …”
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Christian identity

Table of Contents: “…Christian identity is identity in Christ / Abraham van de Beek -- Devastating grace : justificatio impii and I-Dentity / Phillipe (Flip) Theron -- Christian identity as baptismal identity / Christiaan Mostert -- Christian baptism and an identity of inclusivity, dignity, and holiness / Nico Koopman -- Christian identity and national identity / Ferenc Szűcs -- Christian identity : Augustine on faith, hope, and love / J.H. …”
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Isaiah Shembe's prophetic uhlanga : the worldview of the Nazareth Baptist Church in colonial South Africa / by Tishken, Joel E., 1971-

Table of Contents: “…Sacrament, ritual, and identity. Lord's supper -- Baptism -- Ukusina -- UmNazaretha -- Conclusion. Conclusion. …”
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Isaiah Shembe's prophetic uhlanga : the worldview of the Nazareth Baptist Church in colonial South Africa / by Tishken, Joel E., 1971-

Table of Contents: “…Sacrament, ritual, and identity. Lord's supper -- Baptism -- Ukusina -- UmNazaretha -- Conclusion. Conclusion. …”
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Recognizing the stranger recognition scenes in the Gospel of John / by Larsen, Kasper Bro

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Odysseus' scar and Jesus' wound marks -- Previous studies in Johannine recognition -- The present study : aim, method, and outline -- Anagnorisis in a theoretical and historical perspective -- Anagnorisis in Aristotle's poetics -- The embarrassments of recognition -- Anagnorisis and the cognitive dimension of John's Gospel -- The semiotics of recognition -- The dual appearance of the observed -- How to display the recognition Mark : showing, telling, and whispering -- Aspects of recognition : identification and social recognition -- Anagnorisis as a type-scene in ancient literature -- The meeting -- The move of cognitive resistance -- The move of displaying the token -- The moment of recognition -- Attendant reactions and physical (re-)union -- Anagnorisis and arrival (John 1-4) -- Anagnorisis within the matrix of John's narrative -- Prologue and prejudice : prefatory whisperings -- The prologue's web of identity relations -- The logos changes its guise -- Recognizing a stranger : comparing Jesus with Odysseus -- Establishing Jesus' presence in the story-world (1:19-51) -- John the Baptist : recognizing the wrong man (1:19-28) -- Jesus and John the Baptist : from baptismal scene to recognition scene (1:29-34) -- Jesus and the disciples : call narratives in the form of recognition scenes (1:35-51) -- Semeia as Semata : tokens of Jesus' divine doxa -- Jesus and the Samaritan woman (4:4-42) : betrothal and recognition -- Recognition in conflict (John 5-19) -- John 5:1-18 : a recognition parody -- "I am" : a recognition formula -- John 9 : blindness and insight -- The recognition scenes of the hour -- The exposure of Judas as traitor (13:18-30) -- Jesus' arrest : from discovery to self-disclosure (18:1-12) -- Peter's denial (18:15-18, 25-27) -- Jesus judged by Pilate : by what law? …”
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Recognizing the stranger recognition scenes in the Gospel of John / by Larsen, Kasper Bro

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Odysseus' scar and Jesus' wound marks -- Previous studies in Johannine recognition -- The present study : aim, method, and outline -- Anagnorisis in a theoretical and historical perspective -- Anagnorisis in Aristotle's poetics -- The embarrassments of recognition -- Anagnorisis and the cognitive dimension of John's Gospel -- The semiotics of recognition -- The dual appearance of the observed -- How to display the recognition Mark : showing, telling, and whispering -- Aspects of recognition : identification and social recognition -- Anagnorisis as a type-scene in ancient literature -- The meeting -- The move of cognitive resistance -- The move of displaying the token -- The moment of recognition -- Attendant reactions and physical (re-)union -- Anagnorisis and arrival (John 1-4) -- Anagnorisis within the matrix of John's narrative -- Prologue and prejudice : prefatory whisperings -- The prologue's web of identity relations -- The logos changes its guise -- Recognizing a stranger : comparing Jesus with Odysseus -- Establishing Jesus' presence in the story-world (1:19-51) -- John the Baptist : recognizing the wrong man (1:19-28) -- Jesus and John the Baptist : from baptismal scene to recognition scene (1:29-34) -- Jesus and the disciples : call narratives in the form of recognition scenes (1:35-51) -- Semeia as Semata : tokens of Jesus' divine doxa -- Jesus and the Samaritan woman (4:4-42) : betrothal and recognition -- Recognition in conflict (John 5-19) -- John 5:1-18 : a recognition parody -- "I am" : a recognition formula -- John 9 : blindness and insight -- The recognition scenes of the hour -- The exposure of Judas as traitor (13:18-30) -- Jesus' arrest : from discovery to self-disclosure (18:1-12) -- Peter's denial (18:15-18, 25-27) -- Jesus judged by Pilate : by what law? …”
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Normatividades e instituciones eclesiásticas en la Nueva España, siglos XVI-XIX /

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Normatividades e instituciones eclesiásticas en la Nueva España, siglos XVI-XIX /

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