The Evangelical Movement in Ethiopia: Resistance and Resilience (Studies in World Christianity) - Softcover

Eshete, Tibebe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1481307088 ISBN 13: 9781481307086

Publisher: Baylor University Press, 2017

Synopsis

In this sweeping history, Tibebe Eshete presents a new view of Ethiopian Christianity. Synthesizing existing scholarship with original interviews and archival research, he demonstrates that the vernacular nature of the Ethiopian church played a critical role in the development of a state church. He also traces the effects of the political on the religious: the growth of other "counter-cultural" movements in 1960s Ethiopia, such as renewal movements, youth discontentment, and the Marxist regime (under which the church still flourished). This strikingly authentic work refutes the thesis that evangelicalism was imported. Instead, Eshete shows, it was a genuine indigenous response to cultural pressures.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

A comprehensive and compelling story of the history of twentieth century evangelical movements in Ethiopia.

About the Author:

Tibebe Eshete is Assistant Professor of History and Religious Studies at Michigan State University. He is the author of Jijiga: The History of a Strategic Town in the Horn of Africa and My Journey: The Deranged Life and Divine Grace.

About this edition

• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1481307088
• ISBN 13: 9781481307086
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 494