Ethiopianism and the roots of modern African Christianity

Kalu, Ogbu U.; Gilley, Sheridan; Stanley, Brian

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“…After the Berlin Congress, attitudes changed for the worse, particularly racist attitudes. 21 Another stimulus was the three-self principle. 22 In time, they also expressed a need to be self-reflecting/theologising which allowed for the inculturation of Christianity in an authentic meaningful way.…”

Section: Origins Of Nineteenth Century Ethiopianismmentioning

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“…Thus, 'Ethiopia became a symbol of African redemption, political and religious ideology that continued to inspire through generations'. 80 AICs, including Ethiopian-type churches, outgrew the historic churches both in numbers and in development of appropriate liturgy, polity, finance and mission. Historically, they made sacrifices; by seceding from mission agencies they denied themselves what they most yearned for -education.…”

Section: Ecumenical Significance and Conclusionmentioning

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Ethiopianism in Pan-African perspective, 1880-1920

Duncan¹

2015

Studia Hist. Ecc..

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This article surveys the origins, development and extent of Ethiopianism (part of the African Initiated Church Movement [AIC]) in Africa which was widespread throughout Africa during the 'high' imperial and missionary era which is the main focus of this article. However, they appear to have a number of common features -response to colonialism, imperialism and the missionary movement, the response of nationalism in the political sphere and Pan-Africanism linked to Ethiopianism in the religious sphere. This article seeks to explore these sometimes indistinguishable features, through selected examples, in a novel way as a Pan-African movement.

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Section: Origins Of Nineteenth Century Ethiopianismmentioning

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Ethiopianism in Pan-African perspective, 1880-1920

Duncan¹

2015

Studia Hist. Ecc..

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“…Kalu's studies on Ethiopianism are equally discerning. He discusses how the notion of “white man's burden” is countered in Ethiopianism with the “black man's burden” – that Africa will be redeemed through Christianity . Rooted in an appropriation of Psalm 68:31 (“Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God”) by African Americans between 1870 and 1920, Ethiopianism became a clarion call for generations of Africans and diaspora Africans to take pride in their Christian roots and confront the stereotypes that had held them back.…”

Section: African Christian Leadershipmentioning

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“…These thinkers challenged the idea that Africa was somehow a latecomer to the Christian table. Frequently citing the Old Testament as a nod to their Judeo‐Christian pedigree, their revisionist history could have a confrontational edge to it, even fuelling black nationalism …”

Section: African Christian Leadershipmentioning

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Assessing Christianity in Africa's Transforming Context

Daughrity¹

2014

Intl Review of Mission

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“…At the same time, African-Americans were reenacting the Old Testament narrative of an enslaved people who were finding their way back to their native land; Kalu characterizes this 'Black Manifest Destiny' as the belief that 'God brought them as slaves to America to acquire the resources of the gospel for redeeming the fatherland'. 15 These themes are amplified in an article on African-American Christianity by Jon Sensbach and another on the Caribbean diaspora by Roswith Gerloff in Volume 9.…”

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The Christian Religion in Modern European and World History: A Review of The Cambridge History of Christianity, 1815–2000

Lindenfeld

2008

History Compass

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Volumes 8 and 9 of the Cambridge History, representing the work of 72 scholars, reflect two major recent historiographical trends: 1) the increased attention paid to religion in modern European history, and 2) the increasing importance of Christianity in as a topic in world history. While these volumes serve to summarize the work already done in the first field, with articles on a wide variety of European countries, they should significantly move the second field forward by bringing together the work of specialists on many different parts of the world in a single place. Volume 8 summarizes scholarship on the Western religious revivals of the nineteenth century, both Catholic and Protestant. By integrating religion and politics, it also presents a more complex picture of the formation of European national identities than Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities suggests. One third of the volume is devoted to the spread of Christianity to the non‐Western world. In Volume 9, the European and world history perspectives are more evenly interspersed. Major themes include the papacy, ecumenism, colonialism, Pentecostalism, and the independent churches of Africa and Asia. The 1960s emerge as a turning point, if for different reasons in different parts of the world. This was the decisive period of secularization in Europe, and the final section documents the social and cultural impact of that shift, particularly on the arts. Although there are inevitable gaps in coverage, these volumes will serve as an invaluable research tool for years to come.

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Ethiopianism and the roots of modern African Christianity

Cited by 9 publications

References 144 publications

Ethiopianism in Pan-African perspective, 1880-1920

Ethiopianism in Pan-African perspective, 1880-1920

Assessing Christianity in Africa's Transforming Context

The Christian Religion in Modern European and World History: A Review of The Cambridge History of Christianity, 1815–2000

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