Making African Christianity : Africans re-imagining their faith in colonial southern Africa / [edited by] Robert J. Houle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Houle, Robert J., 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Missions--Influence--Africa, Southern.

Missions.

Zulu (African people)--Religion.

Zulu (African people).

Christianity and culture--Africa, Southern.

Christianity and culture.

Africa, Southern--Church history.

Africa, Southern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (355 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lehigh University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

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 Chritian 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.

Contents:

"In the beginning"

Being Zulu and Christian

Conflicting identities

Revival

Naturalizing the faith

A Zulu church

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61146-538-9

1-61146-425-0

1-283-24632-5

9786613246325

1-61146-082-4

OCLC:

753480145