The ''Dictionary of African Christian Biography'' (''DACB'') is a
biographical dictionary which focuses on the lives of
African Christians
Christianity in Africa first arrived in Egypt in approximately 50 AD, reached the region around Carthage by the end of the second century. In the 4th century, the Aksumite empire in modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea became one of the first regions ...
and foreign
Christian missionaries to Africa. Its biographical stories are published in English, French, Portuguese, and
Swahili
Swahili may refer to:
* Swahili language, a Bantu language official in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes
* Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa
* Swahili culture
Swahili culture is the culture of ...
.
History
The ''DACB'' was initially conceived in 1995 at the
Overseas Ministries Study Center, then based in New Haven, Connecticut, and eventually launching in 1998.
Since 2012, it has been associated with the Center for Global Christianity and Mission at
Boston University
Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...
. The project has also helped to inspire the creation of the ''
Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity
The ''Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity'' (''BDCC'') is a biographical dictionary which focuses on the lives of Chinese Christians and foreign Christian missionaries to China. It is published in both Chinese and English.
History
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See also
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Christianity in Africa
References
External links
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Religious biographical dictionaries
Christianity in Africa
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