De Hemptinne, the Benedictines and Catholic Assimilation on the Congolese Copperbelt, 1911–1960

Author:

LOFFMAN REUBEN A.

Abstract

This article explores the history of the Benedictines in south-eastern Congo. The Benedictine leader, Jean-Félix De Hemptinne, eschewed an adaptationist approach to his mission work in favour of an assimilationist one. This article explains why he was able to follow such an approach for so long. Two factors were paramount. First, what Chris Bayly described as ‘lateral connections’ enabled De Hemptinne to side-step the need to engage meaningfully with local agricultural knowledge. Secondly, De Hemptinne's close if turbulent relationship with the colonial state facilitated a supply of funds and African labour despite the difficulties the Benedictines had in converting local people.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Religious studies,History

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