African Christianity : an African story / edited by Ogbu U. Kalu.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : The shape and flow of African church historiography / Ogbu U. Kalu -- African Christianity : an overview / Ogbu U. Kalu -- Early Christianity in north Africa / Kenneth Sawyer, Youhana Youssef -- Christianity in Sudan and Ethiopia / William B. Anderson, Ogbu U. Kalu -- Islamic challenges in African Christianity / Akintunde E. Akinade -- African chaplains in seventeenth century west Africa / David N.A. Kpobi -- Iberians and African clergy in southern Africa / Paul H. Gundani -- Back to Africa : white abolitionists and black missionaries / Jehu Hanciles -- The missionary factor in African Christianity, 1884-1914 / Chukwudi A. Njoku -- Ethiopianism in African Christianity / Ogbu U. Kalu -- Bakuzufu : revival movements and indigenous appropriation in African Christianity / Graham Duncan, Ogbu U. Kalu -- Zionists, Aladura and Roho : African Instituted Churches / Afe Adogame, Lazio Jafta --

African Christianity : from the world wars to decolonization / Ogbu U. Kalu -- Mainline churches in the public space, 1975-2000 / J.W. Hofmeyr -- "Born of water and the spirit" : Pentecostal/Charismatic Christianity in Africa / J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu -- Gender and power in African Christianity : African Instituted Churches and Pentecostal churches / Philomena Njeri Mwaura -- A new way of facilitating leadership : lessons from African women theologians / Nyambura J. Njoroge -- Half a century of African Christian theologies : elements of the emerging agenda for the twenty-first century / Tinyiko Sam Maluleke -- African Christian communities in diaspora / Afe Adogame -- Christianity and the African cultural heritage / J.N.K. Mugambi.