The Origin and Development of Christianity on St. Helena Island, South Carolina amongst the Gullah People

Glover, Frank

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The Origin and Development of Christianity on St. Helena Island, South Carolina amongst the Gullah People

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Glover, Frank. The Origin and Development of Christianity On St. Helena Island, South Carolina Amongst the Gullah People. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/ccd2d0d7-5444-41fc-9d32-5cd071bc997a.

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G. Frank. The Origin and Development of Christianity on St. Helena Island, South Carolina amongst the Gullah People. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/ccd2d0d7-5444-41fc-9d32-5cd071bc997a

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Abstract

Many African Americans view Christianity as a foreign religion that was thrust upon enslaved Africans by their White slave masters. A presentation entitled, “God’s Black Children,” traced the spread of Christianity from the Day of Pentecost in Jerusalem, through Africa, through the Middle Passage, and to the Gullah people of St. Helena, SC. The first objective was to determine the extent of the knowledge of a sample of 144 Black Christians including bishops, pastors, deacons, and parishioners from South Carolina, Georgia, Africa, and the Caribbean. With the exception of bishops and pastors, a majority of the deacons and parishioners indicated that they did not know: (1) that the “Disciple Mark founded the first African church” and (2) that the “major doctrines of the Christian faith were hammered out in Africa.” A majority of all groups indicated that they did not know (3) that “Ethiopia became a Christian Nation in 328 AD, 50 years before Rome”; (4) that the “Kongo Kingdom was a Christian Nation for 128 years before slavery”; (5) that the “first 100 years of slavery on St. Helena, all Africans were Kongolese”; and that “Christianity was practiced by enslaved Africans on St. Helena for 250 years.” A large majority of all groups agreed: (1) that this information should be taught in churches and seminaries or shared with others; (2) they will preach or teach the material in the future; and (3) that they would be interested in learning more from the book, God’s Black Children.

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