Ethiopia
In 1896, a Christian army from Ethiopia defeated the Italians.
Yetemegnu Mekonnen lived faithfully in turbulent times.
Practices drawn from the Hebrew Bible are not new to the continent. Seeking full conversion to rabbinic Judaism is.
Luther's reforms weren't based solely on the early church.
Under Mussolini, Christian soldiers obeyed orders to target the Ethiopian church.
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