Includes bibliographical references (p. [475]-500) and index.

Introduction: the shape and flow of African church historiography / Ogbu U. Kalu -- African Christianity: an overview / Ogbu U. Kalu -- Early Christianity in north Africa / Kenneth Sawyer, Youhana Youssef -- Christianity in Sudan and Ethiopia / William B. Anderson, Ogbu U. Kalu -- Islamic challenges in African Christianity / Akintunde E. Akinade -- African chaplains in seventeenth century west Africa / David N.A. Kpobi -- Iberians and African clergy in southern Africa / Paul H. Gundani -- Back to Africa: white abolitionists and black missionaries / Jehu Hanciles -- the missionary factor in African Christianity, 1884-1914 / Chukwudi A. Njoku -- Ethiopianism in African Christianity / Ogbu U. Kalu -- Bakuzufu: revival movements and indigenous appropriation in African Christianity / Graham Duncan, Ogbu U. Kalu -- Zionists, Aladura, and Roho: African institution churches / Afe Adogame, Lazio Jafta -- African Christianity: from the world wars to decolonisation / Ogbu U. Kalu -- Mainline churches in the public space / 1975-2000 / J.W. Hofmeyr -- "Born of water and the spirit": Pentecostal/charismatic Christianity in Africa / J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu -- Gender and power in African Christianity: African instituted churches and Pentecostal churches / Philomena Njeri Mwaura -- A new way of facilitating leadership: lessons from African women theologians / Nyambura J. Njoroge -- Half a century of African Christian theologies: elements of the emerging agenda for the twenty-first century / Tinyiko Sam Maluleke -- African Christian communities in diaspora / Afe Adogame -- Christianity and the African cultural heritage / J.N.K. Mugambi.