Elizabeth Isichei – Where She Fits In History
Elizabeth Isichei was born in 1939 in New Zealand. This was the year that the entire Spanish government picked up and fled to France weeks before the end of the Spanish Civil War, European countries were busily setting up complex agreements of support in case of German invasion which happened towards the end of the year as Germany reclaimed Danzig, an earthquake killed 10,000 souls in Chile, and Wisconsin native, Ernest Hausen, plucked an entire chicken in only 4.4 sec and set a record to boot.
We will learn the history of Christianity in Africa this year in our homeschool
My daughter chose this author. After reading through a bit of one of her books, A History of Christianity in Africa, we have decided to use it in our homeschool this fall. I am a couple of chapters in to pre-reading it so far. It is a fascinating look at the development of Christianity. Elizabeth begins with the African men who were sainted with Christian names shortly after the time of the Acts and continues on to the fight of Christian groups in the heart of Africa since that time.
Isichei is a fascinating historian and paints in the rest of the story of Christianity for us.
Selected Books
- Victorian Quakers
- A History of the Igbo People
- Entirely for God: The Life of Michael Iwene Tansi
- A History of Nigeria
- A History of Christianity in Africa: From Antiquity to the Present
- The Religious Traditions of Africa: A History
Come back next week and read about another author, or click here to read some past authors we highlighted.
But in the meantime, join me and my fantastic co-hosts as we link up all of our “I is for” posts!
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Looks like it could be really quite interesting. Her book titles show that she is well versed in history. A new author to me, I’ll have to pick a book of hers to add to my “to read” list.