'Entirely Christian And Entirely African': Catholic African Students In France In The Era Of Independence

'Entirely Christian And Entirely African': Catholic African Students In France In The Era Of Independence

Author: 
Foster, Elizabeth
Publisher: 
Cambridge University Press
Date published: 
2015
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Journal of African History
Source: 
The Journal of African History, Vol. 56, No. 2, July 2015, pp. 239-259
Abstract: 

This article examines the activism of militant Catholic African students in France in the 1950s. Largely left out of the historiography of the period, they developed a unique perspective on Africa's future, informed by their dual (and often fraught) identity as Africans and Catholics. They undertook a strident campaign to convince French Catholics and the Church hierarchy of the necessity of decolonization, trying to change the Church from the inside.

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CITATION: Foster, Elizabeth. 'Entirely Christian And Entirely African': Catholic African Students In France In The Era Of Independence . : Cambridge University Press , 2015. The Journal of African History, Vol. 56, No. 2, July 2015, pp. 239-259 - Available at: https://library.au.int/entirely-christian-and-entirely-african-catholic-african-students-france-era-independence-0