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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... cultural and therefore political , can be resistance even though it is not armed conflict . Here Ranger highlights a crucial distinction , that between the articulated theological religion of the educated élites , and the less ...
... cultural and therefore political , can be resistance even though it is not armed conflict . Here Ranger highlights a crucial distinction , that between the articulated theological religion of the educated élites , and the less ...
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... cultural . Martin's whole argument turns on this distinction . He argues that Pentecostal churches have an inherent cultural logic : we are dealing with ' a voluntary , lay , participatory and enthusiastic faith ... The cultural logic ...
... cultural . Martin's whole argument turns on this distinction . He argues that Pentecostal churches have an inherent cultural logic : we are dealing with ' a voluntary , lay , participatory and enthusiastic faith ... The cultural logic ...
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... cultural role of deliverance churches and theology . They preserve traditional thought forms and spiritual realities , but primarily to demonise them , and thus in many ways denigrate African culture , usually to the credit of the ...
... cultural role of deliverance churches and theology . They preserve traditional thought forms and spiritual realities , but primarily to demonise them , and thus in many ways denigrate African culture , usually to the credit of the ...
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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