Drums of Redemption: An Introduction to African Christianity

by Harvey J. Sindima

This book covers the history of Christianity in Africa from the first century to the present, highlighting the roles of the Coptic and Ethiopian Churches in preserving Christianity and inspiring African nationalism (in the case of the Ethiopian Church). The author discusses the involvement of Africans and African-Americans in the planting of Christianity in Africa, and presents an in-depth and extensive study of the origin and development of African...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027596583X
• ISBN13: 9780275965839
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Excellent survey of African Christianity!

We often hear of the Christian church fathers such as Calvin, Luther, and other ancient Europeans. I've often wondered about the ancient African Christians, especially those within the southern 2/3 of the the continent. Well, this book gave me all my answers and more. The author additionally explores those in the diaspora of Brazil, the Caribbean Islands as well as the U.S. He evens mentions the African Christians in Europe and the "Bombay" Christians. An excellent intro to a subject long overdue. This book should be read along with Elizabeth Isichei's History of Christianity in Africa and Mark Shaw's The Kingdom of God in Africa. The text contains a fair amount of moderate proofreading/editing oversights, however, it's still a great book. My thanks to the author.