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 155
... effectively kept the local church functioning . With no more funds for housing and vehicles , only a few congregations proved self - supporting . At this stage they invited the Calvary Charismatic Centre ( CCC ) of Singapore to take ...
... effectively kept the local church functioning . With no more funds for housing and vehicles , only a few congregations proved self - supporting . At this stage they invited the Calvary Charismatic Centre ( CCC ) of Singapore to take ...
Page 156
... effectively became more powerful than the denomination itself . This has led to all sorts of conflicts in the church , some of which have been particularly unedifying . The other major Pentecostal denomination is the Full Gospel Church ...
... effectively became more powerful than the denomination itself . This has led to all sorts of conflicts in the church , some of which have been particularly unedifying . The other major Pentecostal denomination is the Full Gospel Church ...
Page 208
... effectively replicating UNIP rule . " One bizarre similarity between Kaunda and Chiluba was often noted . Kaunda's son was arrested for shooting a girl dead outside a nightclub , and after a long legal process , he was finally freed ...
... effectively replicating UNIP rule . " One bizarre similarity between Kaunda and Chiluba was often noted . Kaunda's son was arrested for shooting a girl dead outside a nightclub , and after a long legal process , he was finally freed ...
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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