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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... less expensive and less culturally intrusive ' . In 1992 there were 24,213 locals fully supported and 17,737 partially supported by US agencies . " So the ' Americanness ' of the modern missionary movement may not be in conflict with an ...
... less expensive and less culturally intrusive ' . In 1992 there were 24,213 locals fully supported and 17,737 partially supported by US agencies . " So the ' Americanness ' of the modern missionary movement may not be in conflict with an ...
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... less as an object , and more as an event or a series of events . 103 I seek to show that even a church like the Presbyterian can be in a process of considerable change , and in different countries can be changing in different ways . I ...
... less as an object , and more as an event or a series of events . 103 I seek to show that even a church like the Presbyterian can be in a process of considerable change , and in different countries can be changing in different ways . I ...
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... less satisfactorily institutionally , in some cases spectacularly less so , they have nevertheless thrown up individuals that our other countries cannot begin to match . In the area of theology , particularly political theology ...
... less satisfactorily institutionally , in some cases spectacularly less so , they have nevertheless thrown up individuals that our other countries cannot begin to match . In the area of theology , particularly political theology ...
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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