Ethiopianism in Pan-African perspective, 1880-1920

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Duncan, Graham A.

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Church History Society of Southern Africa

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This article surveys the origins, development and extent of Ethiopianism (part of the African Initiated Church Movement [AIC]) in Africa which was widespread throughout Africa during the ‘high’ imperial and missionary era (1880-1920) which is the main focus of this article. However, they appear to have a number of common features – response to colonialism, imperialism and the missionary movement, the response of nationalism in the political sphere and Pan-Africanism linked to Ethiopianism in the religious sphere. This article seeks to explore these sometimes indistinguishable features, through selected examples, in a novel way as a Pan-African movement.

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Ethiopianism, Pan-Africanism, African initiated church, EW Blyden, WEB Du Bois, Rev. PJ Mzimba

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG-10: Reduced inequalities
SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals

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Duncan, GA 2015, 'Ethiopianism in Pan-African perspective, 1880-1920', Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 198-218.