History Of Christianity In Africa

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AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS belief in:

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A supreme creator being and existence of God or Gods
An invisible world or spirit realm
They act as though the dead ancestor’s presence was still around them
They worship dead ancestors
They practice witchcraft

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GNOSTICISM

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Denied Christian doctrines such as creation, incarnation, death & resurrection
They said Jesus was only a spirit and not also a human

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COPTIC CHURCH:

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The Egyptian Church was cut off from Rome & Constantinople & it became the Coptic Church
“Copt” is Arabic for Egypt & it was applied to non-Muslim Egyptians
It is the Church of Alexandria, which was started by the gospel author Mark
When the Arabs conquered Egypt the Coptic christian were prohibited to construct or repair their churches

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THE DONASTIC CONTROVERSY:

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Began IN 311 ad with the rejection of ordination of Caecilian as bishop of Carthage
A bishop who had lapsed during the persecution of Diocletian ordained him
The Donatists chose Donatus as their bishop and Emperor Constantine & the church backed Caecilian.
Churches in Numidia and Mauretania followed Donatus
In 316 the Emperor Constantine ordered the confiscation of church property and the banishment of the Donatist leaders

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NUBIAN KINGDOMS:

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Nobatia was in the north.
Makouria was the central kingdom.
Alwa was in the south.

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MWENE MUTAPA:

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It was founded in 1200: it stretched between Zanbezi & Limpopo rivers in modern Zimbabwe & Mozambique
Its founders are related to the builders who constructed Great Zimbabwe, which was built of stones without the use of mortar

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SUENYOS

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He was the Emperor of Ethiopia.
When he professed the Catholic faith, Catholicism became the official religion of Ethiopia for a short time.
He later gave up his throne to his son Fasilades who expelled the Jesuits

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AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS belief in:

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A supreme creator being and existence of God or Gods
An invisible world or spirit realm
They act as though the dead ancestor’s presence was still around them
They worship dead ancestors
They practice witchcraft

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MFECANE

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Means time of turmoil
It was a time of widespread chaos and warfare among indigenous tribes in southern Africa
It started among the Nguni people over conflicts over land
It caused a chain reaction all the way to Tanzania

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GNOSTICISM

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Denied Christian doctrines such as creation, incarnation, death & resurrection
They said Jesus was only a spirit and not also a human

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AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS belief in:

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A supreme creator being and existence of God or Gods
An invisible world or spirit realm
They act as though the dead ancestor’s presence was still around them
They worship dead ancestors
They practice witchcraft

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AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS belief in:

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A supreme creator being and existence of God or Gods
An invisible world or spirit realm
They act as though the dead ancestor’s presence was still around them
They worship dead ancestors
They practice witchcraft

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COPTIC CHURCH:

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The Egyptian Church was cut off from Rome & Constantinople & it became the Coptic Church
“Copt” is Arabic for Egypt & it was applied to non-Muslim Egyptians
It is the Church of Alexandria, which was started by the gospel author Mark
When the Arabs conquered Egypt the Coptic christian were prohibited to construct or repair their churches

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GREAT BOER TREK:

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6,000 Boers left British-dominated Cape Colony and established in Natal, Orange Free State and Transvaal

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GNOSTICISM

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Denied Christian doctrines such as creation, incarnation, death & resurrection
They said Jesus was only a spirit and not also a human

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GNOSTICISM

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Denied Christian doctrines such as creation, incarnation, death & resurrection
They said Jesus was only a spirit and not also a human

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THE DONASTIC CONTROVERSY:

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Began IN 311 ad with the rejection of ordination of Caecilian as bishop of Carthage
A bishop who had lapsed during the persecution of Diocletian ordained him
The Donatists chose Donatus as their bishop and Emperor Constantine & the church backed Caecilian.
Churches in Numidia and Mauretania followed Donatus
In 316 the Emperor Constantine ordered the confiscation of church property and the banishment of the Donatist leaders

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JOHANNES VAN DER KEMP:

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Started work among the Xhosa
He worked among the Khoikhoi with some success
He defended Khoisans against the Boers

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COPTIC CHURCH:

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The Egyptian Church was cut off from Rome & Constantinople & it became the Coptic Church
“Copt” is Arabic for Egypt & it was applied to non-Muslim Egyptians
It is the Church of Alexandria, which was started by the gospel author Mark
When the Arabs conquered Egypt the Coptic christian were prohibited to construct or repair their churches

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COPTIC CHURCH:

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The Egyptian Church was cut off from Rome & Constantinople & it became the Coptic Church
“Copt” is Arabic for Egypt & it was applied to non-Muslim Egyptians
It is the Church of Alexandria, which was started by the gospel author Mark
When the Arabs conquered Egypt the Coptic christian were prohibited to construct or repair their churches

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NUBIAN KINGDOMS:

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Nobatia was in the north.
Makouria was the central kingdom.
Alwa was in the south.

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THE DONASTIC CONTROVERSY:

Back 22

Began IN 311 ad with the rejection of ordination of Caecilian as bishop of Carthage
A bishop who had lapsed during the persecution of Diocletian ordained him
The Donatists chose Donatus as their bishop and Emperor Constantine & the church backed Caecilian.
Churches in Numidia and Mauretania followed Donatus
In 316 the Emperor Constantine ordered the confiscation of church property and the banishment of the Donatist leaders

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THE DONASTIC CONTROVERSY:

Back 23

Began IN 311 ad with the rejection of ordination of Caecilian as bishop of Carthage
A bishop who had lapsed during the persecution of Diocletian ordained him
The Donatists chose Donatus as their bishop and Emperor Constantine & the church backed Caecilian.
Churches in Numidia and Mauretania followed Donatus
In 316 the Emperor Constantine ordered the confiscation of church property and the banishment of the Donatist leaders

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MWENE MUTAPA:

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It was founded in 1200: it stretched between Zanbezi & Limpopo rivers in modern Zimbabwe & Mozambique
Its founders are related to the builders who constructed Great Zimbabwe, which was built of stones without the use of mortar

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NUBIAN KINGDOMS:

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Nobatia was in the north.
Makouria was the central kingdom.
Alwa was in the south.

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NUBIAN KINGDOMS:

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Nobatia was in the north.
Makouria was the central kingdom.
Alwa was in the south.

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SUENYOS

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He was the Emperor of Ethiopia.
When he professed the Catholic faith, Catholicism became the official religion of Ethiopia for a short time.
He later gave up his throne to his son Fasilades who expelled the Jesuits

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MWENE MUTAPA:

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It was founded in 1200: it stretched between Zanbezi & Limpopo rivers in modern Zimbabwe & Mozambique
Its founders are related to the builders who constructed Great Zimbabwe, which was built of stones without the use of mortar

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MWENE MUTAPA:

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It was founded in 1200: it stretched between Zanbezi & Limpopo rivers in modern Zimbabwe & Mozambique
Its founders are related to the builders who constructed Great Zimbabwe, which was built of stones without the use of mortar

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MFECANE

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Means time of turmoil
It was a time of widespread chaos and warfare among indigenous tribes in southern Africa
It started among the Nguni people over conflicts over land
It caused a chain reaction all the way to Tanzania

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SUENYOS

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He was the Emperor of Ethiopia.
When he professed the Catholic faith, Catholicism became the official religion of Ethiopia for a short time.
He later gave up his throne to his son Fasilades who expelled the Jesuits

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SUENYOS

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He was the Emperor of Ethiopia.
When he professed the Catholic faith, Catholicism became the official religion of Ethiopia for a short time.
He later gave up his throne to his son Fasilades who expelled the Jesuits

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MFECANE

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Means time of turmoil
It was a time of widespread chaos and warfare among indigenous tribes in southern Africa
It started among the Nguni people over conflicts over land
It caused a chain reaction all the way to Tanzania

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GREAT BOER TREK:

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6,000 Boers left British-dominated Cape Colony and established in Natal, Orange Free State and Transvaal

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MFECANE

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Means time of turmoil
It was a time of widespread chaos and warfare among indigenous tribes in southern Africa
It started among the Nguni people over conflicts over land
It caused a chain reaction all the way to Tanzania

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GREAT BOER TREK:

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6,000 Boers left British-dominated Cape Colony and established in Natal, Orange Free State and Transvaal

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GREAT BOER TREK:

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6,000 Boers left British-dominated Cape Colony and established in Natal, Orange Free State and Transvaal

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JOHANNES VAN DER KEMP:

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Started work among the Xhosa
He worked among the Khoikhoi with some success
He defended Khoisans against the Boers

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JOHANNES VAN DER KEMP:

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Started work among the Xhosa
He worked among the Khoikhoi with some success
He defended Khoisans against the Boers

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JOHANNES VAN DER KEMP:

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Started work among the Xhosa
He worked among the Khoikhoi with some success
He defended Khoisans against the Boers