The Presbyterian Church of East Africa

an account of its Gospel Missionary Society origins, 1895-1946

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English
Pages
251

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The Presbyterian Church of East Africa: an account of its Gospel Missionary Society origins, 1895-1946
2009, Peter Lang, Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
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Table of Contents

Prelude to the coming of missionaries to Kenya
Kikuyuland and the Kikuyu people
Imposition of colonial rule
The People's Church of Christ
The aim connection
Establishment in Kikuyuland
The abortive Kibichoi Mission station
GMS Kambui and Ngenda stations
The geographical setting
Challenges to missionary work
Reception of missionaries in Kikuyuland
Conflict with Kikuyu culture
Attributes of missionaries to Africa
The educational approach to missionary work
The pioneering period
The era of growth, expansion 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 medical work and 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 the church
African leadership in the GMS church
The merger with the church of Scotland mission
Financial problems
The abortive GMS aim merger
Schism in the People's Church of Christ
Years of despair and hopelessness
The road to the GMS-CSM merger.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series
American university studies. VII, Theology and religion -- v. 290

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
285.096762
Library of Congress
BV3625.K4 W36 2009, BV3625.K4W36 2009

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
251

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23202653M
ISBN 13
9781433105968
LCCN
2009013465
OCLC/WorldCat
318191917

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