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Unit 1

Background

——— C H A P T E R 1 ———
Church growth and Africa: What is the focus of church history?
Why study church history? What is the meaning of history?
Is the church a mighty river? Why study pneumatology,
missiology, and ecclesiology?

——— C H A P T E R 2 ———
Three major contributors to Christianity: the Jews gave
monotheism, a Messianic hope, an ethical system, the
Scriptures, a philosophy of history, and the synagogue; the
Romans provided political unity, an efficient transportation
system, military might, religion, and morals; the Greeks
supplied a universal language and philosophy

——— C H A P T E R 3 ———
Africa and Old Testament times; New Testament times and
the early church; the African church compared to a giant
Baobab tree with its spreading branches