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Isichei, Elizabeth Mary was born on March 22, 1939 in Tauranga, New Zealand. Daughter of Albert Vincent and Lorna (Stokes) Allo.
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This unprecedented work is the first one-volume study of the history of Christianity in Africa. Written by Elizabeth Isichei, a leading scholar in this field, A History of Christianity in Africa examines the origins and development of Christianity in Africa from the early story of Egyptian Christianity to the spectacular growth, vitality, and diversity of the churches in Africa today. Isichei opens with the brilliance of Christianity in Africa in antiquity and shows how Christian Egypt and North Africa produced some of the most influential intellects of the time. She then discusses the churches founded in the wake of early contacts with Europe, from the late fifteenth century on, and the unbroken Christian witness of Coptic Egypt and of Ethiopia. Isichei also examines the different types of Christianity in modern Africa and shows how social factors have influenced its development and expression. With the explosive growth of Christianity now taking place in Africa and the increasingly recognized significance of African Christianity, this much-needed book fills the void in scholarly works on that continent's Christian past, also foreshadowing Christian Africa's influential future.
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historian religious studies educator
Isichei, Elizabeth Mary was born on March 22, 1939 in Tauranga, New Zealand. Daughter of Albert Vincent and Lorna (Stokes) Allo.
Bachelor, U. Canterbury, New Zealand, 1959; Doctor of Letters, U. Canterbury, New Zealand, 1991; Master of Arts, Victoria U., New Zealand, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1967.
Assistant lecturer in history, U. Canterbury, 1962;
research fellow, Nuffield College, 1966;
member department history, U. Dar-es-Salaam, 1969-1971;
senior lecturer in history, A.B.U. Zaria, 1971-1972;
senior lecturer in history, U. Nigeria, Nsukka, 1972-1976;
professor of history, U. Jos (Nigeria), 1976-1985;
reader in world religions, Victoria U., Wellington, New Zealand, 1985-1992;
professor religious studies, U. Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, since 1992. Visiting fellow U. Canterbury, 1984, Clare Hall, Cambridge, 1991. Participant in numerous seminars, conferences, public lectures.
Appearances on television and radio in Nigeria and New Zealand.
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