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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... important differences . Ghana and Uganda each enclose a great pre- colonial kingdom , respectively Ashanti and ... important in one country is important in all or any of the others . The Catholic Church is treated in each country ...
... important differences . Ghana and Uganda each enclose a great pre- colonial kingdom , respectively Ashanti and ... important in one country is important in all or any of the others . The Catholic Church is treated in each country ...
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... important in many countries in both East and West Africa . The other factor that does not feature here but which will be important in determining the future character of African Christianity is the success or failure of South Africa's ...
... important in many countries in both East and West Africa . The other factor that does not feature here but which will be important in determining the future character of African Christianity is the success or failure of South Africa's ...
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... important in Zambia . In Cameroon the élite is just as important as in Ghana , but it is an élite of a very different kind . Ghana's is educated , ostensibly Christian , Wester- nising ; Cameroon's is more obviously parasitic , often ...
... important in Zambia . In Cameroon the élite is just as important as in Ghana , but it is an élite of a very different kind . Ghana's is educated , ostensibly Christian , Wester- nising ; Cameroon's is more obviously parasitic , often ...
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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