Vol. 1

Christianity and the Colonization of South Africa, 1487 to 1870

Charles Villa-Vicencio & Peter Grassow

Vol 1 ISBN 0799222380
© 2005 RICSA/UCT

Charles Villa-Vicencio was Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Cape Town, and is currently the director of the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in South Africa.

Peter Grassow holds a Masters degree in Religious Studies. He is currently an ordained minister in the Methodist Church.

Introduction & Acknowledgements

Chapter 1

First Religious Encounters, 1487-1795
Documents referenced in Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Christianity and African Culture: Christians, Converts and Resisters, 1795-1820
Documents referenced in Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Evangelisation and the Cultural Encounter: Colonial Christianity and African Resistance, 1820-1828
Documents referenced in Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Missionaries and Xhosa Defeat: From Military Conquest to Philanthropy, 1834-1870
Documents referenced in Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Christianity Across the Orange River: African and Boer Appearances, 1834-1870
Documents referenced in Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Missionaries and Zulu Kings: Invasions, Resistance and Defeat, 1834-1883
Documents referenced in Chapter 6

Select Bibliography

Index of Subjects and Names

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