John Chilembwe (ca. 1871–1915): African Baptist Pastor and Protester
John Chilembwe (ca. 1871–1915) is best known for his part in a brief uprising in 1915 against oppression by colonial authorities and white settlers in what was then Nyasaland – now Malawi. This article covers that episode, but gives attention in particular to Chilembwe’s Christian nurture and introd...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
2023
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Baptist quarterly
Year: 2023, Volume: 54, Issue: 3, Pages: 155-173 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KDG Free church RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Nyasaland B Baptist B Colonial B Chilembwe |
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| Summary: | John Chilembwe (ca. 1871–1915) is best known for his part in a brief uprising in 1915 against oppression by colonial authorities and white settlers in what was then Nyasaland – now Malawi. This article covers that episode, but gives attention in particular to Chilembwe’s Christian nurture and introduction to Baptist life through an independent-minded Baptist, Joseph Booth. It was his work with Booth that led to his going to the United States to train as a Baptist minister. He was supported by the African American National Baptist Convention. The article traces the way in which Chilembwe built up a significant Baptist church in Nyasaland, an aspect of his life that has received much less attention. The church was the first African-initiated congregation in the region. The pictured offered here is of Chilembwe as a dedicated and effective pastor and one whose protests, which led to his death, came out of his spiritual convictions. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-7731 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Baptist quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/0005576X.2023.2206726 |