{"product_id":"historical-trajectories-of-catholicism-in-africa-paperback","title":"Historical Trajectories of Catholicism in Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eValentine Ugochukwu Iheanacho\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Steffen\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book masterfully knits together the various curves and routes traveled so far by the Catholic Church in Africa. From an African perspective, the book presents a general trajectory of Catholicism on the continent by highlighting some significant events and moments in the evolution of the Catholic Church in Africa. It equally profiles the Vatican's policy of indigenization as realized on the continent through the Africanization of the local episcopate. That policy prepared the way for the emergence of the local churches in Africa on the heels of the post-missionary phase that terminated with the convocation of the First African Synod of Bishops in 1994. Beyond the vicissitudes of the relatively recent past, the book boldly indicates the likely future shape and direction of African Catholicism. It contends that the future shape of the church in Africa may not be determined by a belabored inculturation, but instead by how the local churches concern themselves with concrete realities such as poverty, lack of opportunities, and ecological issues. It envisages a church that may not shy away from asserting itself within the mainstream ecclesiastical politics of global Catholicism where it must \"\"connect, compete and collaborate.\"\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eValentine Ugochukwu Iheanacho is a research fellow at the Department of Historical and Constructive Theology in the Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Free State, Bloemfontein. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMaximum Illud and Benedict XV's Missionary Thinking: Prospects of a Local Church in Mission Territories\u003c\/i\u003e (2015).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783933985056,"sku":"9781666731309","price":28.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ecffc6354cf03398385554f4506842d1.webp?v=1780597165","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/historical-trajectories-of-catholicism-in-africa-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}