Write an Africa Global Context Paper.• Based on your reading of Douglas Jacobson chapter on Africa in Global Gospel: An Introduction to Christianity on Five Continents (pp. 40-72) write a short history of African Christianity in a three-page paper through which you formulate a thesis (argument) expressing your view on how Christianity developed on the continent of Africa.
• In the paper, be sure to discuss key places, key people, key events, key movements, and key theological ideas that contributed to the development of Christianity on the continent of Africa. Utilize the information below as the foundation for your short history. The paper does not have to include all of the places, people, events, movements, or theological ideas listed below, however, the paper should reflect critical engagement with some of these.
Key Places
Egypt
Ethiopia
Congo
Carthage
Alexandria
Liberia
Rwanda
South Africa
Key People
Tertullian
Augustine
Saint Frumentius
Phillip Quaque
Samuel Ajayi Crowther
Desmond Tutu
Mercy Amba Oduyoye
Key Events, Key Movements, Key Theological Ideas
The formation of the Coptic Orthodox Church
The formation of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
The development of Donatism
The role of Ancestors in African Christian Spirituality
Influence of European Catholic and European Protestant Missions
The role of African Initiated Churches
The rise and growth of Pentecostalism in Africa
