This book covers the history of Christianity in Africa from the first century to the present, highlighting the roles of the Coptic and Ethiopian Churches in preserving Christianity and inspiring African nationalism.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Early African Church
The Ethiopian Church
Western Evangelization of Africa
The Africans of the Diaspora and the Missionary
African Prophets and Evangelists
Missionary Thought and Practice
Christianity and African Culture
African Theology
Bibliography
Index
HARVEY J. SINDIMA is currently Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. He is the author of The Legacy of Scottish Missionaries in Malawi (1992).
.,."a welcome, and desperately needed, addition to a growing
missiological literature on African Christian history and
historical theology written by Africans. This work would be an
excellent text for courses on African Christian history,
ecclesiology, and theology. It is certainly a must for the serious
student of the African Christian scenario."-Southwest Journal of
Theology
?...a welcome, and desperately needed, addition to a growing
missiological literature on African Christian history and
historical theology written by Africans. This work would be an
excellent text for courses on African Christian history,
ecclesiology, and theology. It is certainly a must for the serious
student of the African Christian scenario.?-Southwest Journal of
Theology
?I believe that students of Native American mission will find
McLoughlin's work (here and elsewhere) stimulating. Parts of the
book could also be used in a missiology resding
course.?-Missiology
?This title offers a thorough overview of the Christian Church in
Africa: a history of African Christianity from the first century to
the present, an analysis of missionary thought and practice, a
discussion of the African response to the missionaries, and an
exposition of current African Christian theology.?-Bulletin of
Bangor Theological Seminary
"I believe that students of Native American mission will find
McLoughlin's work (here and elsewhere) stimulating. Parts of the
book could also be used in a missiology resding
course."-Missiology
"This title offers a thorough overview of the Christian Church in
Africa: a history of African Christianity from the first century to
the present, an analysis of missionary thought and practice, a
discussion of the African response to the missionaries, and an
exposition of current African Christian theology."-Bulletin of
Bangor Theological Seminary
..."a welcome, and desperately needed, addition to a growing
missiological literature on African Christian history and
historical theology written by Africans. This work would be an
excellent text for courses on African Christian history,
ecclesiology, and theology. It is certainly a must for the serious
student of the African Christian scenario."-Southwest Journal of
Theology
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