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Description
This book is a long awaited update to the first major study of a community which has developed a distinctive approach different from all other churches. Surrounded by steep escarpments to the north, south and east, Ethiopia has always been geographically and culturally set apart. It has the longest archaeological record of any country in the world: indeed, this precipitous mountain land was where the human race began. It is also home to an ancient church with a remarkable legacy.
This new edition is updated throughout and it engages more deeply with important works on Christological controversies, as well as providing a critical analysis of the role of Ethiopian religions played in the recent civil war; that brought substantial changes within the church (2 schisms). These updates also include a new introduction and additions to bibliography, as well as a brand new chapter on the tragic wars and violence since 1974.
Table of Contents
1. Identifying Ethiopia: A Place and Idea
2. Culture: Semitic and Cushitic
3. Becoming church: The Abuna and the King
4. Worship: Sacred Space and Sacred Time
5. Monasticism: Monks and Missionaries
6. Islam: How the Faiths Live Together
7. Doctrine: The Christological Debate
8. Theology: Oral Tradition
9. Evangelicals: Other Ways of Believing
10. The Church in the World: Changing and Growing
11. New Chapter on the Wars since 1974
Conclusion: Politics, Violence and Women
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Oct 15 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 9780567723093 |
| Imprint | T&T Clark |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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