African Christianity

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkb:Presbyterian_Church
gptkb:Pentecostal_Churches
gptkb:Coptic_Orthodox_Church_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
gptkb:African_Initiated_Churches
gptkbp:feature gptkb:missionary
social activism
charismatic worship
community-based worship
emphasis on healing and prophecy
inculturation of local traditions
role in anti-colonial movements
syncretism with African traditional religions
use of indigenous languages
gptkbp:growthForm gptkb:fire
gptkbp:hasHistoricSite gptkb:Alexandria
gptkb:Carthage
gptkb:Lalibela
Aksum
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Coptic_Orthodox_Church_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
gptkb:African_Independent_Churches
gptkb:Pentecostalism_in_Africa
gptkb:Protestantism_in_Africa
gptkb:Roman_Catholicism_in_Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label African Christianity
gptkbp:languageOfWorship gptkb:French
gptkb:Amharic
English
Portuguese
Coptic
Swahili
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Council_of_Carthage
Ethiopian adoption of Christianity
Spread of Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Desmond_Tutu
gptkb:Samuel_Ajayi_Crowther
gptkb:St._Augustine_of_Hippo
gptkb:St._Mark_the_Evangelist
gptkb:Kwame_Bediako
gptkbp:originatedIn 1st century AD
gptkbp:percentageOfAfricanPopulation about 45%
gptkbp:population over 600 million
gptkbp:region gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pope_of_Alexandria_(Coptic_Orthodox_Church)
gptkb:East_African_Revival
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5