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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... evident in some spectacularly malfunctioning dioceses . Uganda's new Pentecostal churches are just as visible as those in Ghana ; perhaps it is even more evident in Uganda that they are growing less through a movement of mass conversion ...
... evident in some spectacularly malfunctioning dioceses . Uganda's new Pentecostal churches are just as visible as those in Ghana ; perhaps it is even more evident in Uganda that they are growing less through a movement of mass conversion ...
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... evident here as it is in the political sphere , and this means that it restricts itself to the lowest common denominator . One official founded in 1993 a Cameroon branch of ACAT ( Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture ) ...
... evident here as it is in the political sphere , and this means that it restricts itself to the lowest common denominator . One official founded in 1993 a Cameroon branch of ACAT ( Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture ) ...
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... evident in the area of competition , or accumulation of wealth . In many traditional African societies , to acquire resources noticeably beyond those of one's neighbours was profoundly threatening , often leading to accusations of ...
... evident in the area of competition , or accumulation of wealth . In many traditional African societies , to acquire resources noticeably beyond those of one's neighbours was profoundly threatening , often leading to accusations of ...
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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