Page 142 - LD215 History of the Church in Africa A4 final

A History of the Church in Africa

RE V I E W A N D A P P L I C A T I O N

1. What was the legend of Prester John?

2. In what area of Africa did Christianity flourish during the
twelfth and thirteenth centuries?

3. How was the Ethiopian church threatened in the
sixteenth century?

4. What practical lessons may we learn about an appropriate
approach to cross-cultural ministry from the stories of Francis
of Assisi and Ramon Lull?

5. Explain why Roman Catholic missions declined and in some
places disappeared.

Be prepared to discuss these questions and any other questions or issues
that come to mind when your instructor refers to them in class.

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