The Presbyterian Church of East Africa
Subtitle: an account of its Gospel Missionary Society origins, 1895-1946
By: Evanson Wamagatta.
Series: American university studies. VII, Theology and religion -- v. 290
Publisher: Peter Lang; Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9781433105968
Subjects: Presbyterian Church of East Africa. -- Gospel Missionary Society -- History; Missions -- Kenya
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prelude to the coming of missionaries to Kenya; title: Kikuyuland and the Kikuyu people; title: Imposition of colonial rule; title: The People's Church of Christ; title: The aim connection; title: Establishment in Kikuyuland; title: The abortive Kibichoi Mission station; title: GMS Kambui and Ngenda stations; title: The geographical setting; title: Challenges to missionary work; title: Reception of missionaries in Kikuyuland; title: Conflict with Kikuyu culture; title: Attributes of missionaries to Africa; title: The educational approach to missionary work; title: The pioneering period; title: The era of growth, expansion and challenges; title: African quest for high schools; title: Problems with the government; title: Problems with educational work; title: The medical approach to missionary work; title: The medical personnel; title: The struggle against witch doctors medical work and other gospel connections; title: The government connection; title: The evangelical approach to missionary work; title: Conversion and GMS baptisms; title: Persecution of mission adherents; title: A time of growth and expansion; title: Confrontation with Kikuyu nationalism; title: Confrontation with Kikuyu cultural nationalism; title: Spiritual slumber in the church; title: African leadership in the GMS church; title: The merger with the church of Scotland mission; title: Financial problems; title: The abortive GMS aim merger; title: Schism in the People's Church of Christ; title: Years of despair and hopelessness; title: The road to the GMS-CSM merger.