The Blessing of Africa: The Bible and African Christianity

The Blessing of Africa: The Bible and African ChristianityAccording to some estimates, Africa will soon have the highest concentration of Christians in the world. But African Christianity has had a long and conflicted history. Even today, modern misinterpretations of Scripture argue for God's curse upon the dark skinned peoples of Africa. In this comprehensive study, Keith Burton traces the story of biblical Africa and the place of the Bible in the land of Ham. Beginning with the Old Testament, he explores

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Each chapter focuses on key figures or social movement including the slave Cugoano

For the first time

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whose free-wheeling gambling and love life entangled him in several gunfights

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000 men from various tribes in the area had joined him

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the author identifies the political symbiosis of ideology and mass communication as the pillar that sustained the regime of the African nation-states

A brilliant

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tender book full of humanity and remembrance from one of the most important young poets of our generation