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The Production of the South African Muslim Book: As a Means of Empowerment and a Source of Identity

Muhammed Haron

In: From Papyrus to Print-Out: The Book in Africa Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Bibliophilia Africana 8 Conference Proceedings, Centre of the Book, Cape Town, 11-14 May 2005

Cora Owens (ed.)

Pretoria; Cape Town: National Library of South Africa, Centre of the Book (2005), pp. 18-47

"South Africa's Muslim community like all its other religious minority communities has been proactive in preserving its religious identity through the formation of a number of institutions. Over the past three centuries the community has occupied itself in not only erecting mosques and building coll ... more

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Korean Church and Christian Books: History of the Korean Church, Review of 95 Different Christian Books

Seoul: Christian Council of Korea (2005), 144 pp.

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The Daughters of St. Paul in Uganda 1964-2000

Joseph Bragotti

Nairobi: Paulines Publications Africa (2003), 96 pp.

Katholischer Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis: Preisgekrönte und empfohlene Bücher 1979-2001

Bonn: Deutsche Bischofskonferenz, Zentralstelle Medien (2001), 39 pp.

Buch und christliche Verkündigung in den Medien der Dritten Welt

Frank Kürschner-Pelkmann

In: Mission, Kommunikation, Medien

Dieter Becker (ed.)

Frankfurt am Main: Lembeck (2000), pp. 95-117

Betriebstypen und Fördermöglichkeiten zur Verbreitung religiöser Literatur

Wilfried Günther

München: Medien-Dienstleistung GmbH (MDG) (1999), 38 pp.

Studie zur Förderung der Verbreitung religiöser Bücher

München: Medien-Dienstleistung GmbH (MDG) (1997), 169 pp.

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Mission Presses in Natal

B. M. Spencer

In: The Love of Books. Proceedings of the Seventh South African Conference of Bibliophiles Held at the South African Library, Cape Town, 8-10 May 1996

Pieter E. Westra; Leonie Twentyman Jones (eds.)

Cape Town: South African Library (1997), pp. 77-84

"A historical account of the development of mission presses in Natal and their prodigious output. Discusses the activities of the American Board of Mission presses, and those of the Anglican, Catholic and Lutheran presses." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 200 ... more

Publishing at the Service of Evangelization: Proceedings of the Seminar of the Catholic Publishers in Africa, Nairobi, 12-24 February 1996

Raymond Boisvert, Teresa Marcazzan (eds.)

Nairobi: Paulines Publications Africa (1996), 192 pp.

"The report and papers of a two-week seminar organized by the Daughters of St. Paul which brought together representatives of 17 Catholic publishing houses from 13 African countries. The proceedings of the meeting focused on the role of the Catholic Church in publishing in Africa, but there are also ... more

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A Continent in Search of Publishers

Michel Philippart

Information Bulletin (Catholic Media Council), issue 1 (1996), pp. 1-6

"An overview of the state of publishing in Africa, reviewing the major problems facing the book industries, and the role of the church and church publishers in book development. Includes some statistics of the number of publishers in Africa: secular, Catholic, and Protestant. Also reports about the ... more

Agenda for Development: The Future of Third World Christian Publishing

Alec Gilmore

London: SPCK Publishing (1996), xv, 472 pp.

"An extensive discussion of the role of Christian publishers in book provision, and Christian publishing and book distribution in the countries of the South. It examines pertinent issues under three major areas of activity: (1) general Christian publishing, covering, for example, the problems of cre ... more

The Entertainment Programme of Ndanda Mission Press: Its Contribution to Swahili Literature in Tanzania

Uta Reuster-Jahn

Matatu: Journal of African Culture and Society, issue 13-14 (1995), pp. 339-352

"Assesses the “entertainment” programme of this Christian publisher’s books in Kiswahili, and its contribution in promoting writing in African languages. Includes a bibliography of the Press's Kiswahili publications." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 200 ... more

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A Guide to Catholic Bible Translations, Vol. 1: The Pacific

Piet Rijks

Stuttgart: Catholic Biblical Federation, 2nd ed. (1993), 181 pp.

Directory of Indian Catholic Publications in English 1993

Bombay: St Paul Publications (1993), 126 pp.

The area of learning is fast approaching a grand climax

Fransie Rossouw

Quarterly Bulletin of the South African Library, volume 48, issue 2 (1993), pp. 57-61

"Describes the activities of the first Wesleyan mission press in South Africa." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1722)

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The Lovedale Press During the Directorship of R. H. W. Shepherd, 1930-1955

Tim White

English in Africa, volume 19, issue 2 (1992), pp. 69-84

"A critical appraisal of the history and achievements of the Lovedale Press in South Africa under the directorship of R.H.W. Shepherd." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2148)

Christian Mission Presses in Ghana: A Brief Review

A. Anaba Alemna

Ghana Book World, issue 5 (1991), pp. 30-34

"Describes eight mission presses in Ghana and surveys the history of the Christian presses in Ghana. It charts their establishment, achievements, relations with other publishers, and discusses the problems which they face." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 200 ... more