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 75
... funds . The Bremen Mission had long before taken a decision not to use funding as a means of pressure . How- ever , eventually they ceased to pay the money for many of the church's commitments ( dues for Trinity College , for the ...
... funds . The Bremen Mission had long before taken a decision not to use funding as a means of pressure . How- ever , eventually they ceased to pay the money for many of the church's commitments ( dues for Trinity College , for the ...
Page 148
... funding comes from the big agencies like Misereor or Missio in Germany , Caritas International and countless smaller ones ... funds coming into their diocese so much of it comes through channels like religious congregations who are not ...
... funding comes from the big agencies like Misereor or Missio in Germany , Caritas International and countless smaller ones ... funds coming into their diocese so much of it comes through channels like religious congregations who are not ...
Page 273
... funds in Europe ; in 1995 he had sufficient funds , through an organisation ' Friends of UCAC ' that he had established in France , to provide at least partial scholarships for 55 % of the students , necessary if the University is not ...
... funds in Europe ; in 1995 he had sufficient funds , through an organisation ' Friends of UCAC ' that he had established in France , to provide at least partial scholarships for 55 % of the students , necessary if the University is not ...
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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