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 127
... called for new elections on 10 April . It also deplored the physical attacks on Archbishop Okoth and Bishop Bamwoze , and called for calm from all parties . In a letter to Archbishop Okoth of 14 February , the steering committee ...
... called for new elections on 10 April . It also deplored the physical attacks on Archbishop Okoth and Bishop Bamwoze , and called for calm from all parties . In a letter to Archbishop Okoth of 14 February , the steering committee ...
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... called her to the front , and he laid his hand on her forehead : ' Let it happen , let it be a sign ' . At another time he broke into his sermon to say : ' Doctor , come here . I've seen all you've done for the church . In the next ...
... called her to the front , and he laid his hand on her forehead : ' Let it happen , let it be a sign ' . At another time he broke into his sermon to say : ' Doctor , come here . I've seen all you've done for the church . In the next ...
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... called the declaration of a Christian nation ' now empty ' , and ended by saying that the CCZ would aim in 1995 to target ' our membership and civil society in general to take a much more pro - active role in the governance of our ...
... called the declaration of a Christian nation ' now empty ' , and ended by saying that the CCZ would aim in 1995 to target ' our membership and civil society in general to take a much more pro - active role in the governance of our ...
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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