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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Page 136
... become its own diocese comprised seven parishes . This area had become an administrative district in 1961 , but ' although this led to great strides in education and agriculture the same cannot be said for the church . ' No church ...
... become its own diocese comprised seven parishes . This area had become an administrative district in 1961 , but ' although this led to great strides in education and agriculture the same cannot be said for the church . ' No church ...
Page 257
... become metropolitan , and Ndongmo thought it entirely normal that a Bamileke should become Archbishop of Douala . They conclude : ' An auxiliary bishop from Bafoussam , a Bamileke , has just been named in Douala . Mgr Ndongmo's dream ...
... become metropolitan , and Ndongmo thought it entirely normal that a Bamileke should become Archbishop of Douala . They conclude : ' An auxiliary bishop from Bafoussam , a Bamileke , has just been named in Douala . Mgr Ndongmo's dream ...
Page 308
... become a major , if not the greatest single , source of development assistance , money , employment and opportunity ... becoming locked too narrowly or too exclusively into the local dynamic . ' International structures ensure that ...
... become a major , if not the greatest single , source of development assistance , money , employment and opportunity ... becoming locked too narrowly or too exclusively into the local dynamic . ' International structures ensure that ...
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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