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Contents
page
Preface 5
List of Figures 10
List of Tables 13
I. Introduction 15
II. A History of the Christian Missions in Zambia, as Seen 23
in the Diffusion of Mission Stations
1. The Context: The Expansion of Christianity in Africa 23
2. The Mission Station: Centre for Missionary Activity 24
3. Early Mission Settlement up to 1900 28
4. The Expansion of Mission Work Between 1900 and 1920 32
5. The Inter-War Years: Advance of the Catholic Church 36
6. The Move into the Urban Areas after World War II 39
III. The Churches in Zambia Today and their Spatial 46
Distribution
1. Estimations of the Extent of Christianisation and 46
the Distribution of the Different Denominations
2. The Catholic Church 52
3. The More Ecumenically-Orientated Protestant Churches 57
and the Anglican Church
a. The United Church of Zambia (UCZ) 57
b. The Reformed Church in Zambia (RCZ) 60
c. The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) 62
d. The Anglican Church 64
e. The Salvation Army 66
f. The Lutheran Church of Central Africa 68
Contents
page
Preface 5
List of Figures 10
List of Tables 13
I. Introduction 15
II. A History of the Christian Missions in Zambia, as Seen 23
in the Diffusion of Mission Stations
1. The Context: The Expansion of Christianity in Africa 23
2. The Mission Station: Centre for Missionary Activity 24
3. Early Mission Settlement up to 1900 28
4. The Expansion of Mission Work Between 1900 and 1920 32
5. The Inter-War Years: Advance of the Catholic Church 36
6. The Move into the Urban Areas after World War II 39
III. The Churches in Zambia Today and their Spatial 46
Distribution
1. Estimations of the Extent of Christianisation and 46
the Distribution of the Different Denominations
2. The Catholic Church 52
3. The More Ecumenically-Orientated Protestant Churches 57
and the Anglican Church
a. The United Church of Zambia (UCZ) 57
b. The Reformed Church in Zambia (RCZ) 60
c. The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) 62
d. The Anglican Church 64
e. The Salvation Army 66
f. The Lutheran Church of Central Africa 68