KEY QUESTIONS
How did the Catholic Church develop in Kongo?
CONTENT
·Baptism of Nzinga a Nikuwu
·Impact of Afonso
·Relationship between Catholicism and political power
·Reasons for the conversion to Christianity by the Mwissikongo
·Co-existence of Catholicism and Kongolese religion
METHODOLOGY
1. Use e-book to provide some basic background
2. Use Thornton article with focused reading points
RESOURCES
Online:
E-Book: pp.20 – 22
Richard Gray: A Kongo Princess, the Kongo Ambassadors and the Papacy [JSTOR]
Cecile Fromont: Under the sign of the cross in the Kingdom of Kongo [JSTOR]
John Thornton: The Development of an African Catholic Church in the Kongo [JSTOR]
Thornton: Demography and History in the Kingdom of Kongo [JSTOR]
Focused reading sheet for Thornton article above
Thornton: Elite Women in the Kingdom of Kongo [JSTOR]
Thornton and Heywood: A Forgotten African Catholic Kingdom
HOMEWORK
Exam question: Which of the following was more important in causing the conversion to Christianity in the Kong:-
– Religious factors
– Political factors
(10 Marks)