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== Christianity in Africa == | == Christianity in Africa == | ||
[[Christianity]] is no stranger to Africa, having been visited by Jesus himself when his parents fled to [[Egypt]] (a [[North Africa]]n country) to hide from the persecution of [[Herod]]. [[Peter|Peter the Apostle]] baptized an [[Ethiopia]]n eunuch, who may have returned to Africa to spread the [[Gospel]]. According to tradition, Christianity began in Africa in the 1<sup>st</sup> century when [[Mark|Mark the Evangelist]] planted the church in [[Alexandria, Egypt]] around 43 AD. | [[Christianity]] is no stranger to Africa, having been visited by Jesus himself when his parents fled to [[Egypt]] (a [[North Africa]]n country) to hide from the persecution of [[Herod]]. [[Peter|Peter the Apostle]] baptized an [[Ethiopia]]n eunuch, who may have returned to Africa to spread the [[Gospel]]. According to tradition, Christianity began in Africa in the 1<sup>st</sup> century when [[Mark|Mark the Evangelist]] planted the church in [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]] around 43 AD. | ||
Little is known of the first couple of centuries, beyond the list of bishops of Alexandria. At first the church in Alexandria was mainly [[Greek language|Greek]]-speaking, but by the end of the 2<sup>nd</sup> century the scriptures and Liturgy had been translated into three local languages. At the beginning of the 21<sup>st</sup> century Christianity is probably the main religion in most of sub-Saharan Africa, while in the northern part of the continent it is a minority religion, where the majority of the population are [[Islam|Muslims]]. There has been tremendous growth of Christians in Africa. For example only nine million Christians were in Africa in 1900. By the year 2000, there were an estimated 380 million Christians, out pacing the African Muslim population. Much of the Christian growth in Africa is now due to African evangelism rather than Western missionaries. In South Africa (a Southern African country), it is rare to find a person with no religious beliefs. | Little is known of the first couple of centuries, beyond the list of bishops of Alexandria. At first the church in Alexandria was mainly [[Greek language|Greek]]-speaking, but by the end of the 2<sup>nd</sup> century the scriptures and Liturgy had been translated into three local languages. At the beginning of the 21<sup>st</sup> century Christianity is probably the main religion in most of sub-Saharan Africa, while in the northern part of the continent it is a minority religion, where the majority of the population are [[Islam|Muslims]]. There has been tremendous growth of Christians in Africa. For example only nine million Christians were in Africa in 1900. By the year 2000, there were an estimated 380 million Christians, out pacing the African Muslim population. Much of the Christian growth in Africa is now due to African evangelism rather than Western missionaries. In South Africa (a Southern African country), it is rare to find a person with no religious beliefs. | ||
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== References== | == References== | ||
