Walls, Andrew F.. Dr. Professor of History of Missions, Liverpool Hope University

The Centre for the Study of African and Asian Christianity is named after the most distinguished Professor Andrew F. Walls, Professor of History of Missions at Liverpool Hope University. His missionary experiences in Sierra Leone and Nigeria, his teaching experiences at the universities in Aberdeen and Edinburgh and in many other Euro-American, African and Asian institutions of higher learning, and his lectures in mission conferences in numerous countries shape his perception and interpretation of Christianity. He has contributed immensely to the study of World Christianity. Prof. Walls’ award-winning publications include The Missionary Movement in Christian History: Studies in the Transmission of Faith (1996) and The Cross-Cultural Process in Christian History (2005). In 2011, Orbis Books honoured Professor Andrew Walls by publishing the book entitled Understanding World Christianity: The Vision and Work of Andrew F. Walls.

From the guide to the Andrew F. Walls Centre for the Study of African and Asian Christianity, 19th century to present day, (Liverpool Hope University, Archives and Special Collections)