A History of Christianity in Africa examines the origins and development of Christianity in Africa from the early story of Egyptian Christianity to the spectacular growth, vitality, and diversity of the churches in Africa today. Isichei opens with the brilliance of Christianity in Africa in antiquity and shows how Christian Egypt and North Africa produced some of the most influential intellects of the time. She then discusses the churches founded in the wake of early contacts with Europe, from the late fifteenth century on, ...
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A History of Christianity in Africa examines the origins and development of Christianity in Africa from the early story of Egyptian Christianity to the spectacular growth, vitality, and diversity of the churches in Africa today. Isichei opens with the brilliance of Christianity in Africa in antiquity and shows how Christian Egypt and North Africa produced some of the most influential intellects of the time. She then discusses the churches founded in the wake of early contacts with Europe, from the late fifteenth century on, and the unbroken Christian witness of Coptic Egypt and of Ethiopia. Isichei also examines the different types of Christianity in modern Africa and shows how social factors have influenced its development and expression. With the explosive growth of Christianity now taking place in Africa - 393 million adherents projected by the year 2000 - and the increasingly recognized significance of African Christianity, this much-needed book fills the void in scholarly works on the continent's Christian past, also foreshadowing Christian Africa's influential future.
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Add this copy of A History of Christianity in Africa From Antiquity to to cart. $20.50, good condition, Sold by The Haunted Bookshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Iowa City, IA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by William B. Eerdmans Publishing.
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The content of Isichei book, though continental in scope, has become the standard textbook which moves with me from one country to another as I have had opportunity to teach African Church History classes in both Nigeria and Zimbabwe over the past twenty years. This textbook, when added to more regional (country) church histories, has been a blessing in directing students to understand that Christianity is truly more "African" in origin than Western (or a "whiteman's religion") which has often been the misconception. I recommend and will continue to use this text.
