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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... argued on ZNBC TV that the Gulf War was linked to biblical prophecies , and that ' since the Israelis were God's chosen people all world affairs were supposed to be centred around Israel . ' They argued that the Middle East problems ...
... argued on ZNBC TV that the Gulf War was linked to biblical prophecies , and that ' since the Israelis were God's chosen people all world affairs were supposed to be centred around Israel . ' They argued that the Middle East problems ...
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... argued against including any declaration of Zambia as a Christian nation . They conceded that most Zambians are Christians , but argued that the constitution belonged to all citizens , not just to those who profess Christianity . ' No ...
... argued against including any declaration of Zambia as a Christian nation . They conceded that most Zambians are Christians , but argued that the constitution belonged to all citizens , not just to those who profess Christianity . ' No ...
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... argue that this is a conscious US policy ; indeed Huntington's article serves to emphasise , if emphasis is needed , just how marginal Africa is to US global thinking . Nor is it argued that missionaries are consciously engaged in any ...
... argue that this is a conscious US policy ; indeed Huntington's article serves to emphasise , if emphasis is needed , just how marginal Africa is to US global thinking . Nor is it argued that missionaries are consciously engaged in any ...
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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