A History of Christianity in Africa

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"Elizabeth Isichei's welcome book meets a great need; there has been no comprehensive introduction to Christianity in Africa. . . . Isichei presents a host of African responses to proselytism across an immense continent. She writes luádly, is evenhanded, and presents fascinating details of African acceptance, rejection, and adaptation of Christianity, from expatriate and African points of view. . . . Her accomplishment is startiing in its breadth and sensitivity." _ CHOICE "Isichei's HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICA is impressive. It is written in an authoritative yet highly readable style that owes much to the fact that the author is both an African histórián and a professor of religion. . . 7 An excellent book that will be of much benefit to both students and teachers of African Christianity/' _ EXPOSITORY TIMES A HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICA is critical reading, an essential complement to recent biblical scholarship on the African roots of Scripture. . . . The book is... Tovább

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"Elizabeth Isichei's welcome book meets a great need; there has been no comprehensive introduction to Christianity in Africa. . . . Isichei presents a host of African responses to proselytism across an immense continent. She writes luádly, is evenhanded, and presents fascinating details of African acceptance, rejection, and adaptation of Christianity, from expatriate and African points of view. . . . Her accomplishment is startiing in its breadth and sensitivity." _ CHOICE "Isichei's HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICA is impressive. It is written in an authoritative yet highly readable style that owes much to the fact that the author is both an African histórián and a professor of religion. . . 7 An excellent book that will be of much benefit to both students and teachers of African Christianity/' _ EXPOSITORY TIMES A HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICA is critical reading, an essential complement to recent biblical scholarship on the African roots of Scripture. . . . The book is strong in its historical documentation as well as its , social analysis of thé current rapid spread of Christianity over the African continent. A readable, comprehensive resource." _THE OTHER SIDE "The word encyc/oped/c seems somehow inadequate for a book whose subject spans 2,000 years on a continent as large and diverse as Africa. But it is probably the best word available to convey the scope and style of Isichei's book, which is informative and readable and will surely become an important reference for historians and others interested in Africa, in Christianity, or in both. . . . A welcome contribution." _BOOKLIST ELIZABETH ISICHEI is professor of religious studies at Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand. She has written widely on Christianity in Africa for academic journals, taught in African universities for sixteen years, and is the author of A History of Nigéria and Varieties of Christian Experience in Nigéria. Cover art: scene from an Ethiopian scroll painting Cover design by Lorraine White Vissza