Partnership and Race in Mission Encounters in Tanzania

I examine racial and ethnic dynamics in encounters between Tanzanian church personnel, and visiting American partners or short-term missionaries. Contemporary mission work in Tanzania is situated within a historical context that includes, but is not ultimately determined by, race or ethnicity. Sever...

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Main Author: Christian, Elaine Elisabeth (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2016
In: Open theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 767–784
Further subjects:B Hospitality
B Ethnicity
B short-term mission
B Tanzania
B Christianity
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