Dictionary of African Christian Biography
Dictionary of Christianity in Africa
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The Dictionary of African Christian Biography (DACB) is a biographical dictionary which focuses on the lives of African Christians and foreign Christian missionaries to Africa.[1] Its biographical stories are published in English, French, Portuguese, and Swahili.[2]
Type of site
Online encyclopediaEditorCenter for Global Christianity and Mission
URLdacb.org
Launched1998
Type of site | Online encyclopedia |
|---|---|
| Editor | Center for Global Christianity and Mission |
| URL | dacb |
| Launched | 1998 |
History
The DACB was initially conceived in 1995 at the Overseas Ministries Study Center, then based in New Haven, Connecticut, and eventually launching in 1998.[3][4]
Since 2012, it has been associated with the Center for Global Christianity and Mission at Boston University. The project has also helped to inspire the creation of the Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity[5]
