A Colony of Heaven: Bishop Hannington and Freretown
Early Christian Mission in East Africa
Paperback
Retail Price: $55.95
Paperback
Retail Price: $55.95
A Colony of Freed Slaves in East Africa
Freretown, the colony of former slaves set up by the Anglican Church in Kenya in 1875, was an attempt to smooth the transition into normal life for former slaves in East Africa by giving the newly liberated Africans land, an education, and a place of safety. The colony had some spectacular failures but opened a new life for many. The first Bishop of East Africa, James Hannington, arrived in Freretown but was killed along with many of his followers in 1885 as he led an expedition to Uganda overland. Freretown was a glimpse of a dream come true: of a time when the Muslim ruler of East Africa could welcome Christian mission to Africa and see in it a mutual benefit for Christians and Muslims; and a time when English missionaries such as Hannington could see their goal as training native Africans for self-rule. By the end of the 19th century this dream had started to fade.
Paperback
Format: 6.14 x 9.21 Color Paperback, 195 pages
Publisher: Outskirts Press (Apr 25, 2016)
ISBN10: 1478774010
ISBN13: 9781478774013
Genre: HISTORY / Africa / East