Another history of Christianity in Africa

Episode 5 of the Afro Historyscapes podcast, hosted by Horniman Museum and Gardens, titled "Another history of Christianity in Africa" was published on August 17, 2021 and runs 39 minutes.

August 17, 2021 ·39m · Afro Historyscapes

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Summary

The Horniman collections tell a very different story than is usually heard about Christianity in Africa.Find out about how Christianity was practised in Africa several centuries before the arrival of European missionaries, how Africans themselves have embraced, interpreted, and transformed the faith, and when Stormzy took 100,000 people to church at Glastonbury festival.Objects we discuss:nn17962https://www.horniman.ac.uk/object/nn17962/ 1973.268https://www.horniman.ac.uk/object/1973.268/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

The Horniman collections tell a very different story than is usually heard about Christianity in Africa.

Find out about how Christianity was practised in Africa several centuries before the arrival of European missionaries, how Africans themselves have embraced, interpreted, and transformed the faith, and when Stormzy took 100,000 people to church at Glastonbury festival.

Objects we discuss:

nn17962

https://www.horniman.ac.uk/object/nn17962/

1973.268

https://www.horniman.ac.uk/object/1973.268/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.