Abstract
Histories of the modern missionary movement frequently assert that converts were more successful missionaries than Europeans yet details of their work remain sparse. This article examines influential factors in the spread of Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa in two ways.It explores the complex and variable processes through life sketches of African missionaries,Bernard Mizeki, Leonard Kamungu and Apolo Kivebulaya, who worked with the Anglican mission agencies SPG, UMCA and CMS, respectively. It identifies common elements for further scrutiny including the role of travel, translation and communication, and the development of continental centres of Christianity and the trajectories between them and local hubs of mission activity. The transnational turn of contemporary history is employed and critiqued to scrutinize the relations between the local and global in order to comprehend the appeal of Christianity in the colonial era.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 781-798 |
Journal | The Journal of Ecclesiastical History |
Volume | 67 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 28 Sept 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2016 |
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Emma Wild-Wood
- School of Divinity - Personal Chair of African Religions and World Christianity
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