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A Community of Teaching and Learning, Research and Publishing
In: African Scholarly Publishing Essays
Oxford; Uppsala: African Books Collective; International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP); Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (2006), pp. 83-90
"Klaus Fiedler tells the story of the ‘Kachere Books series’ developed at the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Chancellor College, University of Malawi. Fiedler believes Africa has a lot to offer for academic publishing in Africa,“forget about the handicaps and look at the oppor
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The Production of the South African Muslim Book: As a Means of Empowerment and a Source of Identity
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
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
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The Daughters of St. Paul in Uganda 1964-2000
Nairobi: Paulines Publications Africa (2003), 96 pp.
Buch und christliche Verkündigung in den Medien der Dritten Welt
Mission Presses in Natal
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
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
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Studie zur Förderung der Verbreitung religiöser Bücher
München: Medien-Dienstleistung GmbH (MDG) (1997), 169 pp.
Agenda for Development: The Future of Third World Christian Publishing
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
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A Continent in Search of Publishers
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
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Publishing at the Service of Evangelization: Proceedings of the Seminar of the Catholic Publishers in Africa, Nairobi, 12-24 February 1996
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
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The Entertainment Programme of Ndanda Mission Press: Its Contribution to Swahili Literature in Tanzania
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
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The area of learning is fast approaching a grand climax
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)
A Guide to Catholic Bible Translations, Vol. 1: The Pacific
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 Lovedale Press During the Directorship of R. H. W. Shepherd, 1930-1955
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
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
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The Presbyterian Mission Press in Central Africa, 1890-1922
American Presbyterians, volume 68, issue 1 (1990), pp. 55-69
Christian Literature for Africa
Potchefstroom: Institute for Reformational Studies, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (1989), iii, 249 pp.
"Discusses the project ‘Christian Literature for Africa’ launched by the International Association of Reformed Faith and Action in conjunction with the Institute for Reformational Studies in 1987. Includes various contributions discussing the readership, publishing, and distribution of Christian
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