ISBN:
3820489436
Language:
English
Pages:
21 cm
Series Statement:
Studien zur interkulturellen Geschichte des Christentums 77
Dissertation note:
Zugl.: Birmingham, England, Univ., Diss., 1991
DDC:
274.1/0825/08996
Keywords:
Christians, Black
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Great Britain
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Oneness Pentecostal churches
;
Great Britain
;
Sabbatarians
;
Great Britain
;
Great Britain
;
Church history
;
20th century
;
Great Britain
;
Religious life and customs
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Großbritannien
;
Religiöse Bewegung
;
Schwarze
;
Geschichte 1952-1990
;
Großbritannien
;
Oneness-Pfingstbewegung
;
Schwarze
;
Großbritannien
;
Sabbatarier
;
Schwarze
;
Jamaika
;
Religiöse Bewegung
;
Rezeption
;
Großbritannien
;
Schwarze
Abstract:
Verlagsinfo: Since the Second World War more than 1,000 black independent congregations in around 300 different organizations have sprung up all over Britain. The immigration of Afro-Caribbeans and West Africans has led to the emergence and growth of many churches, which flourish in the cities and attract a growing number of members. They now play an increasingly active role in the social and ecumenical life of the nation, which is reflected in cooperation with the "New Instrument" of the British churches. They comprise a rich diversity of theological traditions and cultural inheritance, some in an interesting blend, some in a struggle with white elements. Existence and growth of these communities have often been explained by factors inherent in British society, such as social deprivation and English racism. The book attempts to prove that, as much these factors are a reality, they do not account for the dynamics of the movement, its proliferation and stability. Rather these congregations are carried by strong cultural and theological forces, which molded the spiritual experience of the African diaspora. They carry a living faith, sound contextual theologies, and a form of organization, which presents a model for other ethnic minorities. Author Biography: Roswith Gerloff is Founding Director of the Centre for Black and White Christian Partnership, Birmingham, UK, and former Senior Research Fellow at the University of Leeds, UK.
Note:
Erschienen: Teil 1 - 2 (1992)
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Originally presented as the author's thesis--University of Birmingham, 1991
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Includes indexes
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