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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... continued to resist decolonisation , in the view of 4 5 6 7 Thomas Pakenham , The Scramble for Africa , London : Abacus , 1992 , 111 . For the difference between British and French colonialism , see Christopher Clapham , Third World ...
... continued to resist decolonisation , in the view of 4 5 6 7 Thomas Pakenham , The Scramble for Africa , London : Abacus , 1992 , 111 . For the difference between British and French colonialism , see Christopher Clapham , Third World ...
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... continued , protest mounted . In July 1990 the Movement for Multi - party Democracy ( MMD ) was formed , which Frederick Chiluba , the leader of Zambia's trade unions , quickly came to lead . A great many elements soon united under the ...
... continued , protest mounted . In July 1990 the Movement for Multi - party Democracy ( MMD ) was formed , which Frederick Chiluba , the leader of Zambia's trade unions , quickly came to lead . A great many elements soon united under the ...
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... continued , the General Assembly should take account of the disorder that would follow the application of the plan . The Consistory ' officially and publically disclaimed all responsibility if tribal and sectarian infiltrations brought ...
... continued , the General Assembly should take account of the disorder that would follow the application of the plan . The Consistory ' officially and publically disclaimed all responsibility if tribal and sectarian infiltrations brought ...
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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