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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... established , which was indeed nationwide , but its aim at that time was to promote the interests of the Catholics against the Anglican ascendancy . In 1959 the Uganda Peoples ' Congress was founded , which the following year , uniting ...
... established , which was indeed nationwide , but its aim at that time was to promote the interests of the Catholics against the Anglican ascendancy . In 1959 the Uganda Peoples ' Congress was founded , which the following year , uniting ...
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... established in 1866 by the future Cardinal Vaughan of Westminster and named after the North London suburb where their headquarters is , although its missionaries have been Dutch or Irish as much as English . In establishing the church ...
... established in 1866 by the future Cardinal Vaughan of Westminster and named after the North London suburb where their headquarters is , although its missionaries have been Dutch or Irish as much as English . In establishing the church ...
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... established a mission station at Mutengene , not far from Limbe , and involved Nigerian assistants . Great emphasis was put on evangelism from the start . In 1969 the church was legally established . In 1970 a permanent Bible school 86 ...
... established a mission station at Mutengene , not far from Limbe , and involved Nigerian assistants . Great emphasis was put on evangelism from the start . In 1969 the church was legally established . In 1970 a permanent Bible school 86 ...
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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