African Christianity: Its Public RolePaul Gifford examines African Christianity in the mid-1990s against the back ground of the continent's current social, economic, and political circumstances. Gifford sheds light on the dynamics of African churches and churchgoers, and assesses their different contributions to political developments since 1989. He also evaluates the churches' role in promoting a civil society in Africa. Detailed analyses of the state of the churches in Ghana, Uganda, Zambia, and Cameroon suggest more general patterns operating widely across sub-Saharan Africa. |
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... Faith Gospel One factor neither Stoll nor Martin gives great attention to is the Faith Gospel , which characterises so many charismatic churches . Because it is so widespread in Africa , we will give a brief outline of it here ...
... Faith Gospel One factor neither Stoll nor Martin gives great attention to is the Faith Gospel , which characterises so many charismatic churches . Because it is so widespread in Africa , we will give a brief outline of it here ...
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... Faith Gospel's affinities to New Age thinking are obvious . We will meet this Faith Gospel , in varying degrees , across Africa . T.L.Osborn is well remembered for his crusades , and the literature of Hagin particularly was widely ...
... Faith Gospel's affinities to New Age thinking are obvious . We will meet this Faith Gospel , in varying degrees , across Africa . T.L.Osborn is well remembered for his crusades , and the literature of Hagin particularly was widely ...
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... faith preaching . Faith preach- ing in so many cases cannot be said to have worked . Faith did not bring about all that was promised . Deliverance still allows the emphasis on success , as long as something more than faith is added ...
... faith preaching . Faith preach- ing in so many cases cannot be said to have worked . Faith did not bring about all that was promised . Deliverance still allows the emphasis on success , as long as something more than faith is added ...
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Accra African Christianity AICs American Angley Anglican anglophone Apostolic Archbishop Baganda Bamenda Bamileke Bamwoze Baptist Biya blessing born-again Busoga Cameroon Catholic bishops Catholic Church centre Chiluba Christ Christian Council Christian Zionism church leaders Church of Uganda civil society claimed clergy colonial committee conference congregations considerable constitution corruption crusades cultural deliverance Democracy demons Derek Prince diocese Douala Duncan-Williams economic elections élite established Evangelical evangelist example expatriate Faith Gospel Full Gospel funds Ghana Ghanaian groups Ibid important independence International involvement Jesus Kampala Kaunda Kumasi leadership London Lusaka mainline churches ministry Mirror Mission missionaries movement Museveni Muslim nation Ndongmo Nevers Mumba Nigeria Nkongsamba Obote organisations Otabil pastor Pentecostal Pentecostal churches political preaching Presbyterian President priests programme Protestant Rawlings Religion religious role Rwanda social spirit structures Synod theology traditional University Press Western World Yaoundé Zaïre Zambia