Climate Change in the Context of World Christianity: Listening to African Voices

Although the planet is inhabited by diverse species, the one that generates the greatest amount of environmental degradation is the human species. For many decades, this has continued unabated until we are getting to tipping points in so far as the dangers of climate change are being experienced. Th...

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Main Author: Kithinji, Julius (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Edinburgh Univ. Press 2024
In: Studies in world christianity
Year: 2024, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 100-114
Further subjects:B Ubuntu
B World Christianity
B Climate
B Decolonial
B Eco-theology
B Africa
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