Making African Christianity: Africans Reimagining Their Faith

Making African Christianity: Africans Reimagining Their Faith in Colonial South Africa

Robert J. Houle examines the history of faith among colonial Zulu Christians (known as amaKholwa,) in what would become South Africa, arguing that Africans successfully naturalized Christianity. Houle believes that before the religion could take hold, several aspects of Christianity needed to be "translated" to fill critical gaps between existing African beliefs and Christian tradition. This dual identity was difficult to reconcile through much of Zulu Christian history, but ultimately transformed both the Zulu Christians and their adopted faith.
Country USA
Brand Lehigh University Press
Manufacturer Lehigh University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations, maps
ReleaseDate 2013-08-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781611461473

Country	USA
Brand	Lehigh University Press
Manufacturer	Lehigh University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations, maps
ReleaseDate	2013-08-23
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781611461473

Making African Christianity: Africans Reimagining Their Faith in Colonial South Africa