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History of Christianity in Africa (P00517)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : DIV-P-P00517

The course explores some of the major themes in the history of Christianity in Africa since the late nineteenth century. Topics include black missionaries and indigenous leadership, African culture and African churches, women in African Christianity and Church and State in independent Africa. As far as possible these themes will be studied from an afro-centric perspective.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

World Christianity, (School of Divinity, Schedule B)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

STudents who successfully complete the course should be able to:
Assess the Euro-centric bias of much nineteenth and early twentieth material on the history of Christianity in Africa;
Find and use a range of Afro-centric sources, and be aware of the importance of the indigenous African contribution to the spread and nature of African Christianity;
Recognise alternative forms of African Christianity, such as independent churches;
Assess the relationship between church and state in Africa in both the colonial and post-colonial periods;
Apply the methodologies used in the case studies to other contexts in Africa.