Historiography and ideology in the (mission) history of Christianity in Africa

Abstract

Writing history in the African context demands commitment; it must be contextual and integrally related to the mission of Christianity.This necessitates a reconsideration of historiography.The 'old' historiography was premised on the positive value accorded to missions and missionaries as well as a positive view of colonialism.The 'new' approach is eclectic and focuses on dispossessed communities.It predates the arrival of Western European civilisation and focuses on 'black' experience.All of this necessitates a consideration of ideology which has both positive and negative aspects. 1

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