Re-Imagining African Christologies: Conversing With The Interpretations And...

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Book Title: Re-Imagining African Christologies : Conversing with the Interpretations and Appropriations of Jesus in Contemporary African Christianity

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.8in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Victor I. Ezigbo

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Christian Theology / Christology, Christian Theology / Systematic, Christian Theology / General, Christianity / Denominations, Ethnic & Tribal, Christian Church / General

Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers

Publication Year: 2010

Genre: Religion

Item Weight: 17.6 Oz

Number of Pages: 356 Pages