Archival Significance
A bilingual English/German study of the Serima Mission’s distinctive tradition of African Christian art, associated with the sculptor-priest Fr. John Groeber’s work training local artists to express Christian themes through Shona artistic idiom, one of the most internationally recognised examples of inculturated Christian art in Southern Africa.
Institutional Context
Published by Mambo Press, Gwelo, the same Zimbabwean mission press behind several other titles in this Archive.
Content Summary
Documents the Serima Mission’s tradition of African Christian art and its expression of Christian belief through Shona artistic forms.
Research Utility
A significant reference for researchers of African Christian art history and of the Serima Mission specifically, valuable for its bilingual format reaching both English and German-speaking scholarly audiences.
Abantu Archives Note
Held in-house.