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Christianity in Contemporary African Religious Space

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Contemporary Perspectives on Religions in Africa and the African Diaspora

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This chapter is comparative in the sense that it tries to situate Christianity within the religious plurality of Africa in order to determine its spread and the quality of its influence. It is done from the perspective of a systematic doctrinal theologian, but history features prominently, wherever it is considered necessary for illumination and clarification.

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Abioje, P.O. (2015). Christianity in Contemporary African Religious Space. In: Aderibigbe, I.S., Medine, C.M.J. (eds) Contemporary Perspectives on Religions in Africa and the African Diaspora. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137498052_8

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