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Christian History, Summer 2003
Bishop Before His Time
Samuel Crowther's consecration as Anglicanism's first African bishop looked like a great leap forward. Then racism set in.
by Ted Olsen
A Soul of Fire
William Wadé Harris preached his way across the Ivory Coast, baptizing 100,000 in 18 months.
by Elizabeth Isichei
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Anatomy of an Explosion
The missionaries blazed the trail. But then Africans began to make the gospel their own.
An Interview with Dr. Ogbu Kalu
The Brilliant Career of Joseph Kiwanuka
How this scholarly Ugandan became the first African Catholic bishop over the protests of a divided church.
by Sarah E. Dahl
"The Prospect Terrified Me … "
Apolo Kivebulaya braved witch doctors, hostile chieftains, and Pygmy tribes to preach the gospel.
by Steven Gertz
A Hunger for Holiness
Simeon Nsibambi's message of a "victorious life" sparked an East African revival that continues today.
by Mark Shaw
The People's Prophet
Simon Kimbangu's brief but powerful ministry inspired faith in Central Africans and fear in white authorities.
by Steve Rabey
Gallery: Supernatural Faith
West Africa's Aladura churches grew from the radical faith of a group of visionary leaders.
by Elizabeth Isichei & Robert Schirmer
A Transatlantic Alliance
Two South Africans changed their country by linking their church with an African American church.
by Joan Millard
A Leopard Among the Bannas
Mahay Choramo faced down violent opposition to minister to the murderous nomads of Ethiopia's southern frontier.
by Aaron Belz
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