African Initiative and Inspiration in the East African Revival

Daewon Moon, Ph.D. (2019), Boston University, is Academic Dean at International Leadership University in Burundi. He has published articles in The International Bulletin of Mission Research, Studies in World Christianity, and The World Christian Encyclopedia.

“By focusing on the African leadership of the East African Revival, Daewon Moon sheds new light on the spiritual practices and cross-cultural partnerships that defined the revival fellowship. His study highlights the creative faith of the African revivalists, as they shaped an indigenous African Christianity. This book is an important addition to the literature on a major spiritual movement and will shape its interpretation for years to come. I recommend it very highly.” - Dana L. Robert, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, Boston University“With the heart of a pastor, the analytical skills of a scholar and the first-hand knowledge of a missionary in Africa, Daewon Moon introduces his readers to the remarkable story of East Africa's spiritual awakening beginning with the striking personal conversion of Yosiya Kinuka and the Balokole Revival in the early 1930s and eventually producing "the most influential and far-reaching revival movement of the twentieth century in Africa." Thoroughly researched and beautifully presented, Dr. Moon presents us with a carefully nuanced account of African Christianity that will inform and inspire all who yearn for the spiritual renewal of Christ’s church around the globe." - Garth M. Rosell, Senior Research Professor of Church History, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

• ContentsAbbreviationsIntroduction1 Historiography of the East African Revival2 African Christianity as Africa’s Story3 World Christianity as an Embracing Discourse4 Sources and Structures1 The Ruanda Mission: The Seedbed for the Revival1 The Origin and Characteristics of the Ruanda Mission2 Religious Change and Seeds of the Revival in Kigezi3 Conclusion2 The Balokole Revival and African Conversion1 The Nature of Revivalism2 Different Views on the Origin of the Revival3 The Revival as a Conversionist Movement4 Conclusion3 The Balokole Revival and African Christian Spirituality1 The Shaping of Balokole Spirituality2 The Deepening of Balokole Spirituality3 Conclusion4 Revivalist Piety and Modern Education1 Revivalist Ideals and the Vision of African Teachers2 The Educational Enterprise of the Ruanda Mission3 Tension between Revivalist Eschatology and Modern Influence4 Conclusion5 Revival, Controversy, and the Threat of Schism1 Revival Controversies2 Revival and Churchmanship3 ConclusionConclusion: Brotherhood Beyond BoundariesGlossaryBibliography