The ancient Church of the North African province of the Roman Empire still captures the imagination of many modern people, who marvel its rapid growth, and are curious about the schisms and divisions within in that led to its almost complete eradication. The present Church in Sub-Saharan Africa differs in many aspects from the North African Church. But the central questions that divided the early Church - of authority and moral behaviour of the leaders - are still dividing the churches all over the world, not least in Africa. The Donatists of the ancient church believed that the church...
The ancient Church of the North African province of the Roman Empire still captures the imagination of many modern people, who marvel its rapid growth...
This book provides a succinct historical overview of Christianity in Africa. It is written in the tradition of the existing studies of indigenous and indigenised Christianity on the African continent, considered from Southern perspectives, such as those by F.J. Verstraelen, Ogbu U. Kalu and J. Hildebrandt.
This book provides a succinct historical overview of Christianity in Africa. It is written in the tradition of the existing studies of indigenous and ...
