Ancient African Christianity: An Introduction to a Unique Context and Tradition

Synopsis

Christianity Spread Across North Africa Early, And It Remained There As A Powerful Force Much Longer Than Anticipated. While This African Form Of Christianity Largely Shared The Latin Language And Roman Culture Of The Wider Empire, It Also Represented A Unique Tradition That Was Shaped By Its Context. Ancient African Christianity Attempts To Tell The Story Of Christianity In Africa From Its Inception To Its Eventual Disappearance. Well-known Writers Such As Tertullian, Cyprian, And Augustine Are Studied In Light Of Their African Identity, And This Tradition Is Explored In All Its Various Expressions. Introduction -- Backgrounds To Early African Christianity -- The Earliest Evidence Of African Christianity -- Tertullian -- Cyprian And The Later Third Century -- The Early Fourth Century In Africa -- The Donatist Controversy -- Augustine The African -- The Vandal Era Of African Christianity -- The Late Byzantine Era In Africa -- The Arab Conquests In Africa -- What Was African About Ancient African Christianity? David E. Wilhite. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 366-404) And Indexes.