Background
Spear, Thomas Turner was born on December 23, 1940 in Coral Gables, Florida, United States.
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Christianity has been spread in Africa by Africans. This book probes deeply into the experiences of African Christians as they explored the new faith, interpreted it in the context of their own cultural values, appropriated it for themselves, and forged their distinctive churches. The studies included in Eastern African Expressions of Christianity are by prominent Tanzanian and American historians, anthropologists, political scientists, and church people. They examine a complete set of historical issues regarding the translation of religious meanings across cultural boundaries; the religious and social appeal of the new faith; and the vital roles played by African evangelists, teachers, and translators in the spread of Christianity and development of an African church.
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Spear, Thomas Turner was born on December 23, 1940 in Coral Gables, Florida, United States.
Bachelor, Williams College, 1962. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1974.
Postgraduate, School Oriental and African Studies, 1977.
Senior lecturer La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, 1973-1980. Charles R. Keller professor Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1981-1992. Professor University Wisconsin, Madison, since 1993, director African studies program, 1995-1998, chair department history, since 2001.
Reviewer National Endowment of the Humanities, Social Science Research Council/American Council Learned Societies, American Philosophical Society.
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Member American History Society (contributor Guide to History Literature), African Studies Association, African Studies Association Australia (founder, executive secretary 1978-1980), International African Institute.