Category: Africa

Members of the Africa Initiative, United Methodist bishops and guests pose for a photo during the advocacy group’s Prayer and Leadership Summit, which was held May 13-18 in Nairobi, Kenya. The theme of the gathering was “Envisioning the Next Methodism in Africa.” Photo by E Julu Swen, UM News.

Africa Initiative ponders future of Methodism

Download Envisioning the Next Methodism in Africa Website: https://www.umnews.org/ Take Away Three African bishops said they will wait and see what General Conference does before deciding whether to join the new Global Methodist Church. Participants at the Africa Initiative gathering demanded more clarity about the structure of the Global Methodist Church. After the gathering, another advocacy group, the Africa Voice […]

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Early Christianity: A Textbook for African Students

Early Christianity: A Textbook for African Students

Book Details Author: Wendy Elgersma Helleman, Musa A B Gaiya Publisher: ‎ Langham Global Library Publication date: September 30, 2019 Language: ‎ English Paperback: ‎ 534 pages ISBN-10: ‎ 1783685689 ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1783685684 Item Weight: ‎ 1.56 pounds Dimensions: ‎ 5.98 x 1.08 x 9.02 inches About the Author WENDY ELGERSMA HELLEMAN has a long and distinguished international teaching career […]

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African Public Theology

African Public Theology

Book Details Written by: JETS Provost; Professor (Rev.) Sunday Bobai Agang and 28 other erudite Theological Scholars Publisher: ‎ Hippobooks (April 30, 2020) Language: ‎ English Paperback: ‎ 450 pages ISBN-10: ‎ 1783687665 ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1783687664 Dimensions: ‎ 5.98 x 0.91 x 9.02 inches Item Weight: ‎ 1.31 pounds Order your copy: Amazon Review This book was written by thirty […]

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Merry Christmas! Joy to the World by the 51st African Children’s Choir

 Joy to the World by the 51st African Children’s Choir®- Merry Christmas! Joy to the World performed by the 51st African Children’s Choir® shortly after their return to Uganda in October 2020. The Choir and their aunties and uncles overcame extraordinary circumstances when their tour was cut short by the pandemic. As they sheltered for almost six months at the Choir base in […]

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Africa Study Bible, The New Living Translation (NLT), Hardcover

Africa Study Bible, The New Living Translation (NLT), Hardcover

Why would an old, white, North American, evangelical male be interested in the Africa Study Bible? I’ll get to that in a minute. First, a bit of introduction to this remarkable volume. God’s Word through African Eyes Title: NLT Africa Study Bible, Hardcover By: Oasis International Format: Hardcover Number of Pages: 2144 Vendor: Tyndale House Publication Date: 2017 Weight: 3 […]

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Rwanda arrests Congo rebel leader Nkunda (image by CSMonitor.com).

Congolese Rebel Leader Is Arrested

Congolese Tutsi rebel leader Laurent Nkunda has been arrested by Congolese and Rwandan forces. Nkunda’s rebel forces exacerbated the turmoil in eastern Congo late last year, displacing 250,000 people. His actions prompted some of his own commanders to turn against him. Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, host: From NPR News, this is All Things Considered. I’m Robert Siegel. MICHELE NORRIS, host: And […]

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