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Cameroon
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Central African Republic |
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BEGINNINGS |
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1923 |
French Cameroun |
Sudan Mission - a mission not
under the direct control of any one church body |
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1952 |
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Evangelical Lutheran Church -
brings in the Sudan Mission as an official mission of the church
(ELC - TALC - ELCA) |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Burnham, Phillip. Opportunity and Constraint in a
Savanna Society: The Gbaya of Meiganga, Cameroon. London, N.Y.: Academic Press, 1980.
324 pp.
Anthropological study of Gbaya people in Meiganga area, where considerable American
Lutheran mission work was carried out.
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Burton, Laura, and Solveig Swendseid. America
Lutheran Church Women in World Mission: an Oral History and Archives Project. Minneapolis:
The American Lutheran Church, Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation,
1987.
Narrator: Laura Burton, Sudan Mission/ELC/TALC to Cameroon, 1937-1972.
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Christiansen, Ruth. For the Heart of Africa.
Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1956. 271 pp.
History and description of Lutheran mission work from 1923 to the mid 1950s, in the
Sudan field, also known as the "Gunderson Mission." Focuses on work of A. E.
Gunderson. Narrative, anecdotal style descriptions of African people and places.
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DeLancey, Mark and Mark D. DeLancey. Historical
Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon. 3rd ed. Metuchin, N.J.: Scarecrow
Press, 2000. 359
No. 81 of series "African Historical Dictionaries." Extensive bibliography.
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Eastwold, Alice, and Solveig Swendseid. American
Lutheran Church Women in World Mission: an Oral History and Archives Project. Minneapolis:
The American Lutheran Church, Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation,
1989.
Narrator: Alice Eastwold, ELC/TALC missionary to Cameroon, 1952-1978
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In the Heart of Africa: A History of the Lutheran
Brethren Mission in Sudan, Africa, 1918-1952. Fergus Falls, Minn.: Board of
Publications, Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America, 1952. 140 pp.
Survey of the country, tribes, mission stations, names of missionaries, physical
conditions, issues faced, growth of the local church. Location: Luther Seminary
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| Ekkoer fra Sudan. Minneapolis: The American
Press, 1920. 78 pp. |
Larsen, Florence, and Anna Marie Mitchell. American
Lutheran Church Women in World Mission: an Oral History and Archives Project. Minneapolis:
The American Lutheran Church, Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation,
1989.
Narrator: Florence Larsen, Sudan Mission/ELC/TALC, 1950-1966
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Larson, Pearl, and Fern Gudmestad. American Lutheran
Church Women in World Mission: an Oral History and Archives Project. Minneapolis: The
American Lutheran Church, Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation, 1987.
Narrator: Pearl Larson, Sudan Mission/ELC/TALC missionary to Cameroon, 1937-1975
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Lode, Kare. Appeles a la Liberte: Histoire de
L’Eglise Evangelique Lutherienne de Cameroun. Amstelveen, Pays-Bas: Improcep
editions, 1990. 351 pp.
French language; comprehensive, scholarly history of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Cameroon. Author is a missionary of the Norwegian Missionary Society. Contains lists of
missionaries of all Lutheran churches and agencies working in Cameroon.
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| Noss, Philip A. Grafting Old Rootstock: Studies in
Culture and Religion of the Chamba, Duru, Fula, and Gbaya of Cameroun. Dallas Tex.:
International Museum of Cultures, 1982. 247 pp. |
Oumarou, Ndoudi and Henri Bocquene. Moi, un Mbororo:
Autobiographie de Oumarou Ndoudi, Peul no made du Cameroun. Paris: Karthala, 1986. 387
pp.
Original title in French: Moi, un Mbororo.
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Sand, Beryl, and Anna Marie Mitchell. American
Lutheran Church Women in World Mission: an Oral History and Archives Project. Minneapolis:
The American Lutheran Church, Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation,
1989.
Narrator: Beryl Sand, Sudan Mission/ELC/TALC missionary to Central Republic, 1944-1974.
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Smith, Margaret, and Solveig Swendseid. American
Lutheran Church Women in World Mission: an Oral History and Archives Project. Minneapolis:
The American Lutheran Church, Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation,
1989.
Narrator: Margaret Smith, ELC/TALC missionary to Central African Republic, 1953-1983.
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Stovner, Harriet, and Solveig Swendseid. American
Lutheran Church Women in World Mission: an Oral History and Archives Project. Minneapolis:
The American Lutheran Church Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation,
1989.
Narrator: Harriet Stovner, Sudan Mission/TALC missionary to Cameroon, 1950, 1966-1979.
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The Sudan Mission News Bulletin N.p., n.d.
Periodical; focused on activities of missionaries and their comings and goings.
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Trobisch, Ingrid Hutt. On Our Way Rejoicing.
Evanston, London: Harper and Row, 1964. 239pp.
There are subsequent editions for 1976, 1985, and 1987. All editions have different
publishers.
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| THESES
AND DISSERTATIONS |
Christensen, Thomas G. "The Gbaya Naming of Jesus:
An Inquiry into the Contextualization of Soteriological Themes Among the Gbaya of
Cameroon." Th.D. diss., Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1984. 478 pp.
Relationship of Gbaya social customs and practices with relevant aspects of Christian
teaching.
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Christensen, Thomas G. "Gbaya Value Orientations as
Opportunities for Dialogue with the Christian Mission." Lutheran School of Theology
at Chicago, 1971.
Location: Luther Seminary
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Gorder, John M. "Tensions in Resource Sharing
Between the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Central African Republic and The American
Lutheran Church." M. Th. thesis, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1981. 230
pp.
Location: Luther Seminary
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| Lenning, Larry G. "The Concept of Blessing and Its
Application to Mission in Islamic West Africa." D. Miss. diss., Fuller
Theological Seminary, 1979. |
Lenning, Larry G. "Needs Assessment in Theological
Education in Africa." M.A. thesis, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1974. 124 pp.
Background and analysis of theological education in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Cameroon.
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| Lekunze, Edward Forcha. "Chieftaincy and
Christianity in Cameroon, 1886-1926: A Historical and Comparative Analysis of the
Evangelistic Strategy of the Basel Mission." Th.D. diss., Lutheran School of
Theology at Chicago, 1987. |
Mann, David Paul. "Stewardship in Traditional
Societies: Insights Within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cameroon." Fuller
Theological Seminary, 1988. 227 pp.
Teaching contextualized Christian stewardship in a traditional society; challenge to
the West of a more biblical expression of Christian stewardship.
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Mann, Pamela Sue. "Toward Understanding the Dowayo
Context for the Gospel." M.A. thesis, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1988. 212
pp.
Cultural study of the Dowayo people of Cameroon. Includes history of missionary work.
Urges formation of Dowayo ethnic theology.
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Michelsen, Clifford S. "The Evangelical Lutheran
Church of East Cameroun." M.A. thesis, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1969. 226
pp.
Survey of the setting and development of the Lutheran Church in the context of its
history, land, people, and mission history. Analysis from the perspective of church growth
theory.
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Ngah, Joseph. "The Work of Christ: An Investigation
of His Soteriological Significance for the Gbaya and Tikar of Cameroon." University
of Chicago, 1994. 224 pp.
Location: Luther Seminary
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Nyiwé, Thomas, "Articulating a Christocentric
Soteriology for Tikar Christianity. Th.D. diss., Luther Theological Seminary, 1997.
Location: Luther Seminary
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Nygard, Mark L. "Preaching in Rey Bouba: An
Analysis of Its Call to Faith in Light of Luther’s Church Postil." M.Th. thesis,
Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1988. 252 pp.
Record, translation, and analysis of the contents of sermons of Cameroonian pastors and
evangelists in the Rey Bouba area.
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Sletto, Olin K. "The Impact of Cultural Dynamics on
Evangelism in the Gbaya Context." thesis, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary,
1988. 141 pp.
Location: Luther Seminary
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| INTERVIEWS |
Berntsen, Olette. "Sister Olette's Early Missionary
Days: History: Interview with Olette Berntsen." By Marge Jergenson, 1950. Typewcript,
15 pp.
Location: ELCA Archives, Chicago
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Larson, Pearl. "Pearl Larson: Cameroon Missionary:
Interview with Pearl Larson." By Marge Jergenson, 1992. Typescript, 22pp.
Location: ELCA Archives, Chicago
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| MANUSCRIPTS |
Jergenson, Marge, "Letter to Mother." 1951.
Typescript, 6 pp.
Location: ELCA Archives, Chicago
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