About the Author
Mike Aquilina
Mike Aquilina is author of more than seventy books on Catholic history, doctrine, and devotion. He is co-founder, with Scott Hahn, of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, based in Steubenville, Ohio. Mike serves as contributing editor of Angelus News and general editor of the Reclaiming Catholic History series published by Ave Maria Press. He has hosted eleven television series on EWTN and is past editor of New Covenant magazine and The Pittsburgh Catholic newspaper. He is also a songwriter whose works have been recorded by Dion, Paul Simon, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Beck, Amy Grant, Carlene Carter, Peter Frampton, and many others.
What People Are Saying
Mike Aquilina reminds us that ancient Africa, far from being a benighted continent, was a leading light of Christendom and an early bulwark of Western civilization. He regales us with wonderful accounts of heroes and even heretics whose clashes helped define some of our fundamental doctrines to this day. There is a lot to be learned in this book.
Gloria Purvis
Host and Executive Producer of The Gloria Purvis Podcast
Mike Aquilina’s beautifully written and exciting book shows us why Hilaire Belloc was wrong: Europe is not ‘the Faith.’ The history of Christian cultures in Africa is an incredible reminder of the universality of the faith and of the great Christian legacies we take for granted today that derive from the heroic and brilliant people of Africa.
Joseph T. Stuart, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History and Fellow in Catholic Studies, University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota
Africa and the Early Church is a much welcomed addition to the author’s previous works on Christianity’s first centuries. This book covers the often overlooked yet profound biblical importance of Africa, as well as the continent’s rich contributions to the Church’s bourgeoning culture. Aquilina breathes new life into African men and women of the Bible and in Church history, providing greater depth to their roles and significance in both the Old and New Testaments and exploring their theological dynamism that help shape the foundational tenets of the Christian faith. Prepare to be incredibly blessed by this exceptional book that will lead you to deeper intimacy with Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church.
Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers
Author, Building a Civilization of Love: A Catholic Response to Racism
Even the most fervent Catholics today can forget the extraordinary treasures the early Church in North Africa has bequeathed to us. Mike Aquilina, in this great new book, remedies that amnesia. He brings the giants of the age—Tertullian, Origen, Cyprian, Clement, Anthony, Athanasius, Cyril, Augustine, and others—to life in such a way that we can stand on their shoulders to see things in the Church and in society today more clearly. He also helps us to grasp how the great flourishing of faith now germinating in various countries of the continent—in its fervent faith, saints and martyrs—might at last be restoring Africa to a leading role in the Church universal.
Fr. Roger J. Landry
Catholic Chaplain, Columbia University
Once again, Mike Aquilina gives us a down to earth introduction that reads like a fascinating story. Africa and the Early Church is perfect for those new to the topic, making the controversies and contributions of African Christianity come to life. Aquilina has given readers easy access to the martyrs, saints, and important writers of early African Christianity, with enlightening excerpts from the historical documents. This book is a great entry point into early African Christianity, or even into early Christianity in general.
Jim L. Papandrea, M.Div., Ph.D.
Professor of Church History and Historical Theology, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
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