Robert J Houle
Biographic Data
| ID | 5692341 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert J Houle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert J |
| FAMILY NAME | Houle |
| SIGNATURE | HOULE R J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From Burnt Bricks to Sanctification
This article argues that the early independency efforts of African Christians foundered because of their desire to control church buildings. Given the symbolic and practical affinity breakaway congregations felt towards these structures such a desire is understandable, but the missions, backed by the colonial state, claimed title to these buildings and effectively shut down the early African Initiated Churches by locking out rebellious congregati…
From Christian brother to native
This article argues that, by the late nineteenth century, the growing population of African Christians created a difficult conundrum for colonial officials. For almost a century, justification for the colonial project rested in part on the premise that Christianization benefited local populations. However, as African evangelists and preachers experienced greater success, colonial states sought to undermine a growing Christian community whose exis…
Joel Cabrita. Text and Authority in the South African Nazaretha Church
Of the very many African-initiated churches that populated the continent's spiritual landscape from the beginning of the twentieth century, perhaps none is as prominent as the Church of the Nazaretha, a denomination that has grown in recent decades beyond its KwaZulu-Natal homeland to claim at least six million followers throughout southern Africa. Academics have been particularly fascinated by the church in part because of its intentional foster…
The Other Zulus
"The Other Zulus: The Spread of Zulu Ethnicity in Colonial South Africa, by Michael R. Mahoney." Canadian Journal of History, 48(2), pp. 380–381
Making African Christianity
Making African Christianity argues that Africans successfully naturalized Christianity. It examines the long history of the faith among colonial Zulu Christians (known as amaKholwa) in what would become South Africa. As it has become clear that Africans are not discarding Christianity, a number of scholars have taken up the challenge of understanding why this is the case and how we got to this point. While functionalist arguments have their place…
Mbiya Kuzwayo's Christianity
Much of the credit for the vitality of Christianity in southern Africa has gone to the African Initiated Churches that date their birth to earlier 'Ethiopian' and 'Zionist' movements. Yet far from being compromised, as they are often portrayed, those African Christians remaining in the mission churches often played a critical role in the naturalization of the faith. In the churches of the American Zulu Mission, the largest mission body in colonia…
The Nazarene Archives in Kansas City, Missouri
One of the joys of archival research is uncovering the occasional gem of information. That letter, or maybe just a few lines within a note, that confirms the validity of your project and lets you utter a brief exclamation (in hushed tones of course) of victory before carrying on. The Nazarene Archives in Kansas City, Missouri elicited such a reaction from me: the thrill of discovery writ large. Here I found an extraordinary amount of information …
Mbiya Kuzwayo's Christianity
Much of the credit for the vitality of Christianity in southern Africa has gone to the African Initiated Churches that date their birth to earlier 'Ethiopian' and 'Zionist' movements. Yet far from being compromised, as they are often portrayed, those African Christians remaining in the mission churches often played a critical role in the naturalization of the faith. In the churches of the American Zulu Mission, the largest mission body in colonia…
The Nazarene Archives in Kansas City, Missouri
One of the joys of archival research is uncovering the occasional gem of information. That letter, or maybe just a few lines within a note, that confirms the validity of your project and lets you utter a brief exclamation (in hushed tones of course) of victory before carrying on. The Nazarene Archives in Kansas City, Missouri elicited such a reaction from me: the thrill of discovery writ large. Here I found an extraordinary amount of information …
Mbiya Kuzwayo's Christianity
Much of the credit for the vitality of Christianity in southern Africa has gone to the African Initiated Churches that date their birth to earlier 'Ethiopian' and 'Zionist' movements. Yet far from being compromised, as they are often portrayed, those African Christians remaining in the mission churches often played a critical role in the naturalization of the faith. In the churches of the American Zulu Mission, the largest mission body in colonia…
Making African Christianity
Making African Christianity argues that Africans successfully naturalized Christianity. It examines the long history of the faith among colonial Zulu Christians (known as amaKholwa) in what would become South Africa. As it has become clear that Africans are not discarding Christianity, a number of scholars have taken up the challenge of understanding why this is the case and how we got to this point. While functionalist arguments have their place…
The Other Zulus
"The Other Zulus: The Spread of Zulu Ethnicity in Colonial South Africa, by Michael R. Mahoney." Canadian Journal of History, 48(2), pp. 380–381
Joel Cabrita. Text and Authority in the South African Nazaretha Church
Of the very many African-initiated churches that populated the continent's spiritual landscape from the beginning of the twentieth century, perhaps none is as prominent as the Church of the Nazaretha, a denomination that has grown in recent decades beyond its KwaZulu-Natal homeland to claim at least six million followers throughout southern Africa. Academics have been particularly fascinated by the church in part because of its intentional foster…
From Christian brother to native
This article argues that, by the late nineteenth century, the growing population of African Christians created a difficult conundrum for colonial officials. For almost a century, justification for the colonial project rested in part on the premise that Christianization benefited local populations. However, as African evangelists and preachers experienced greater success, colonial states sought to undermine a growing Christian community whose exis…
From Burnt Bricks to Sanctification
This article argues that the early independency efforts of African Christians foundered because of their desire to control church buildings. Given the symbolic and practical affinity breakaway congregations felt towards these structures such a desire is understandable, but the missions, backed by the colonial state, claimed title to these buildings and effectively shut down the early African Initiated Churches by locking out rebellious congregati…
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