Ancient African Christianity

Author : David E. Wilhite
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 611 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781135121419

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Ancient African Christianity by David E. Wilhite Pdf

Christianity spread across North Africa early, and it remained there as a powerful force much longer than anticipated. While this African form of Christianity largely shared the Latin language and Roman culture of the wider empire, it also represented a unique tradition that was shaped by its context. Ancient African Christianity attempts to tell the story of Christianity in Africa from its inception to its eventual disappearance. Well-known writers such as Tertullian, Cyprian, and Augustine are studied in light of their African identity, and this tradition is explored in all its various expressions. This book is ideal for all students of African Christianity and also a key introduction for anyone wanting to know more about the history, religion, and philosophy of these early influential Christians whose impact has extended far beyond the African landscape.

Author : David E. Wilhite
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781135121426

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Ancient African Christianity by David E. Wilhite Pdf

Christianity spread across North Africa early, and it remained there as a powerful force much longer than anticipated. While this African form of Christianity largely shared the Latin language and Roman culture of the wider empire, it also represented a unique tradition that was shaped by its context. Ancient African Christianity attempts to tell the story of Christianity in Africa from its inception to its eventual disappearance. Well-known writers such as Tertullian, Cyprian, and Augustine are studied in light of their African identity, and this tradition is explored in all its various expressions. This book is ideal for all students of African Christianity and also a key introduction for anyone wanting to know more about the history, religion, and philosophy of these early influential Christians whose impact has extended far beyond the African landscape.

Author : Thomas C. Oden
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830837052

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How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind by Thomas C. Oden Pdf

Thomas C. Oden surveys the decisive role of African Christians and theologians in shaping the doctrines and practices of the church of the first five centuries, and makes an impassioned plea for the rediscovery of that heritage. Christians throughout the world will benefit from this reclaiming of an important heritage.

Author : David L. Eastman
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493431328

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Early North African Christianity by David L. Eastman Pdf

An internationally recognized scholar highlights the important role the North African church played in the development of Christian thought. This accessible introduction brings Africa back to the center of the study of Christian history by focusing on key figures and events that influenced the history and trajectory of Christianity as a whole. Written and designed for the classroom, the book zeroes in on five turning points to show how North African believers significantly shaped Christian theology, identity, and practice in ways that directly impact the church today.

Author : Paisius Altschul
Publisher : Brotherhood of Saint Moses the Black
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015042160138

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An Unbroken Circle by Paisius Altschul Pdf

Author : Raymond Hickey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021517631

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Two Thousand Years of African Christianity by Raymond Hickey Pdf

Author : J. Patout Burns,Robin M. Jensen
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802869319

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Christianity in Roman Africa by J. Patout Burns,Robin M. Jensen Pdf

Using a combination of literary and archeological evidence, this in-depth, illustrated book documents the development of Christian practices and doctrine in Roman Africa -- contemporary Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco -- from the second century through the Arab conquest in the seventh century. Robin Jensen and Patout Burns, in collaboration with Graeme W. Clarke, Susan T. Stevens, William Tabbernee, and Maureen A. Tilley, skillfully reconstruct the rituals and practices of Christians in the ancient buildings and spaces where those practices were performed. Numerous site drawings and color photographs of the archeological remains illuminate the discussions. This work provides valuable new insights into the church fathers Tertullian, Cyprian, and Augustine. Most significantly, it offers a rich, unprecedented look at early Christian life in Roman Africa, including the development of key rituals and practices such as baptism and eucharist, the election and ordination of leaders, marriage, and burial. In exploring these, Christianity in Roman Africa shows how the early African Christians consistently fought to preserve the holiness of the church amid change and challenge.

Author : Elizabeth Isichei
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802808431

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A History of Christianity in Africa by Elizabeth Isichei Pdf

Isichei's thorough study surveys the full breadth of Christianity in Africa, from the early story of Egyptian Christianity to the churches of the Middle Years (1500-1800) to the prolific success of missions throughout the 1900s. This important book fills a conspicuous void of scholarly works on Africa's Christian history. Includes 26 maps.

Author : Francois Decret
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227903087

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Early Christianity in North Africa by Francois Decret Pdf

Martyrs, exegetes, catechumens, and councils enlarge this study of North African Christianity, a region often reduced to its dominant patristic personalities. Smither provides English readers a quality translation of an important book that captures the unique spirit of an invaluable chapter of church history. Along with the churches located in large Greek cities of the East, the church of Carthage was particularly significant in the early centuries of Christian history. Initially, the Carthaginian churchbecame known for its martyrs. Later, the North African church became further established and unified through the regular councils of its bishops. Finally, the church gained a reputation for its outstanding leaders - Tertullian of Carthage (c. 140-220), Cyprian of Carthage (195-258), and Augustine of Hippo (354-430) - African leaders who continued to be celebrated and remembered today.

Author : Mark Shaw,Wanjiru M. Gitau
Publisher : Langham Global Library
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781839730207

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The Kingdom of God in Africa by Mark Shaw,Wanjiru M. Gitau Pdf

African Christianity is not an imported religion but rather one of the oldest forms of Christianity in the world. In The Kingdom of God in Africa, Mark Shaw and Wanjiru M. Gitau trace the development and spread of African Christianity through its two-thousand year history, demonstrating how the African church has faithfully testified to the power and diversity of God’s kingdom. Both history students and casual readers will gain greater understanding of how key churches, figures and movements across the continent conceptualized the kingdom of God and manifested it through their actions. The only up-to- date, single-volume study of its kind, this book also includes maps and statistics that aid readers to absorb the rich history of African Christianity and discover its impact on the rest of the world.

Author : Isabel Apawo Phiri,Dietrich Werner,Chammah J Kaunda
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1240 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1506474926

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Anthology of African Christianity by Isabel Apawo Phiri,Dietrich Werner,Chammah J Kaunda Pdf

By the beginning of the twenty-first century, Christianity has taken shape and established roots in all areas of African reality. It has come to stay. Therefore, we welcome Christianity afresh in Africa, where it has arrived to continue the ancient and vibrant Christianity in Egypt, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. It is appropriate that the Anthology of African Christianity presents, in valuable detail, this new reality that describes its African landscape in totality.

Author : Lamin Sanneh
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608331499

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West African Christianity by Lamin Sanneh Pdf

Author : Jesse Ndwiga Kanyua Mugambi,J. N. Kanyua Mugambi
Publisher : East African Publishers
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 9966465804

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Critiques of Christianity in African Literature by Jesse Ndwiga Kanyua Mugambi,J. N. Kanyua Mugambi Pdf

Author : Cornelius Olowola
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015052671370

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African Traditional Religion and the Christian Faith by Cornelius Olowola Pdf

This book provides a new, constructive and critical approach to African traditional religion, from the standpoint of Christian faith.

Author : Ogbu Kalu
Publisher : Africa Research and Publications
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015073911003

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African Christianity by Ogbu Kalu Pdf

It is ideologically driven to build a group of church historians who will tell the story of African Christianity, not Christianity in Africa, as an African story, by intentionally privileging the patterns of African agency without neglecting the noble roles played by missionaries. The effort has been to identify the major themes or story lines in African encounters and in the appropriation of the gospel. --from publisher description.