Dictionary of African Christian Biography
Type of site
Online encyclopedia
EditorCenter for Global Christianity and Mission
URLdacb.org
Launched1998

The Dictionary of African Christian Biography (DACB) is a biographical dictionary which focuses on the lives of African Christians and foreign Christian missionaries to Africa.[1] Its biographical stories are published in English, French, Portuguese, and Swahili.[2]

History

The DACB was initially conceived in 1995 at the Overseas Ministries Study Center, then based in New Haven, Connecticut, and eventually launching in 1998.[3][4]

Since 2012, it has been associated with the Center for Global Christianity and Mission at Boston University. The project has also helped to inspire the creation of the Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sigg, Michèle Miller (October 2015). "The Dictionary of African Christian Biography and the Story of Ethiopian Christianity". International Bulletin of Mission Research. 39 (4): 204–207. doi:10.1177/239693931503900411. S2CID 163536603.
  2. ↑ "Stories". Dictionary of African Christian Biography. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Bonk, Jonathan (June 2006). "The Dictionary of African Christian Biography: What it is, How it Began and Where it is Going". Lausanne World Pulse. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Bonk, Jonathan J. (January 1999). "The Dictionary of African Christian Biography : A Proposal for Revising Ecclesiastical Maps". Missiology: An International Review. 27 (1): 71–83. doi:10.1177/009182969902700114. S2CID 162771230.
  5. ↑ "About". Dictionary of African Christian Biography. Retrieved 6 October 2020.


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