CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICA NOT A EUROPEAN IMPORT

Christianity in Africa Not a European Import: Recovering Africa's Foundational Role in God's Redemptive Story is a scholarly and biblically grounded exploration that challenges the persistent historical misconception that Christianity is a Western religion imported into Africa through European colonialism. Drawing directly from Sacred Scripture, Church history, archaeology, linguistics, and patristic literature, Prof. PN Olotu demonstrates that Africa was intentionally woven into God's covenant purposes from Genesis through the New Testament and beyond.

From sheltering Abraham and the patriarchs, nurturing Joseph, and educating Moses, to serving as the safe sanctuary for the infant Jesus, Africa has continuously served as a critical platform for divine providence. This book highlights the rich African presence at Calvary, Pentecost, and the early expansion of the Church, while restoring the foundational contributions of North African theologians—such as Tertullian, Origen, Athanasius, Cyprian, and Augustine—who shaped orthodox Christian doctrine long before much of Europe embraced the Gospel.

Insightful, thorough, and deeply inspiring, this book invites readers to recover a forgotten heritage, dismantling racialized historiography and affirming that the Gospel of Jesus Christ has always belonged to every nation, tribe, people, and tongue.