Abstract
Prof. Philippe Denis is a Senior Professor in History of Christianity at the University of Kwazulu‑Natal. In the 1970s and 1980s, his research focused on the history of the Reformation in Germany, France and The Netherlands, and specifically on issues of confessional development, biblical exegesis, and cultural representations. Over the past two decades, his research focused primarily on the history of indigenous Christianity in southern Africa, along with an interest in oral history. The latter has encouraged him to reflect on issues of memory and resilience, and to found the Sinomlando Centre for Oral History and Memory Work in Africa.
Highlights
Helené: I always like to think of a historian as a traveller in time and space, so I thought I’d like to start the discussion by asking about your own travels
The first travel I want to ask you about is your travel from Belgium to South Africa, and I’m curious to know when you came to South Africa for the first time
I was born in 1952 and I came to South Africa for the first time in January 1988
Summary
Over the past two decades, his research focused primarily on the history of indigenous Christianity in southern Africa, along with an interest in oral history. The latter has encouraged him to reflect on issues of memory and resilience, and to found the Sinomlando Centre for Oral History and Memory Work in Africa.[1]. I fact, I have published, in French a paper about ten years ago on that. It is called “The lessons of a detour” – how the fact of being born and having grown up and having begun my work in Western Europe has shaped my work as
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