African Catholic: Decolonization and the Transformation of the Church – Elizabeth A. Foster
La Maison Française (NYU) 16 Washington Mews, New York CityAfrican Catholic (Harvard University Press, 2019) by Elizabeth A. Foster examines how French imperialists and the Africans they ruled imagined the religious future of French sub-Saharan Africa in the years just before and after decolonization. The story encompasses the political transition to independence, Catholic contributions to black intellectual currents, and efforts to alter the church hierarchy to create an authentically “African” church. Elizabeth…