Book Review - Africa and the New Face of Mission: A Critical Assessment of the Legacy of the Irish Spiritans Among the Igbo of South Eastern Nigeria

摘要

One of life's great treasures is found in reading the mature reflections of a scholar. Such is the trusted volume, Africa and the New face of Mission: A Critical Assessmenl of the Legacy of the Irish Spiritans among the Igbo of South Eastern Nigeria by one of the best up-to-date missiological scholars, Ebelebe. Setting the problematic, What missionary theology informed the Irish missionary enterprise in Igboland and how does it relate to the mission theology of the Igbo church today?, Ebelebe facilitates full access to Irish missionary endeavour in Igboland, allowing readers today to hear the voices of Shanahan and his colleagues intelligibly and powerfully as they spoke to past generations.