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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... political challenges to the status quo.'22 Where church leaders ( notably the Catholic bishops in the much - trumpeted national conferences ) did feature in democratic changes , such instances are ' best understood as examples of ...
... political challenges to the status quo.'22 Where church leaders ( notably the Catholic bishops in the much - trumpeted national conferences ) did feature in democratic changes , such instances are ' best understood as examples of ...
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... Political Responsibility ' . This praised some improvements effected by the new government ; deplored the intolerance of politicians ; drew attention to the need to support the poor under structural adjustment ; emphasised the ...
... Political Responsibility ' . This praised some improvements effected by the new government ; deplored the intolerance of politicians ; drew attention to the need to support the poor under structural adjustment ; emphasised the ...
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... political religion in the Third World , by lumping together Christian and Islamic fundamentalism . It is true that the latter has increased enormously in North African states at the same time as these new ' fundamentalist ' Christian ...
... political religion in the Third World , by lumping together Christian and Islamic fundamentalism . It is true that the latter has increased enormously in North African states at the same time as these new ' fundamentalist ' Christian ...
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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