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 65
... priests ; 249 local and 278 expatriate sisters , and 44 local and 78 expatriate brothers . In 1995 Ghana had 665 local and 176 missionary priests ; 465 local and 243 expatriate sisters ; 113 local brothers and 57 expa- triate brothers ...
... priests ; 249 local and 278 expatriate sisters , and 44 local and 78 expatriate brothers . In 1995 Ghana had 665 local and 176 missionary priests ; 465 local and 243 expatriate sisters ; 113 local brothers and 57 expa- triate brothers ...
Page 96
... priest wrote to the Catholic Standard deploring the healing activities of some priests , insisting that healing practices ' must conform with Catholic doctrine ' , and that ' self - made rites and self - claimed “ gifts ” can never have ...
... priest wrote to the Catholic Standard deploring the healing activities of some priests , insisting that healing practices ' must conform with Catholic doctrine ' , and that ' self - made rites and self - claimed “ gifts ” can never have ...
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... priesthood . Bishop Nkuissi preached about the campaign of ' informing and slander ' against the diocese ; he called for legality in the church , and then applied to his own case the high priests plotting against Jesus ( Mt 26 : 3f ) ...
... priesthood . Bishop Nkuissi preached about the campaign of ' informing and slander ' against the diocese ; he called for legality in the church , and then applied to his own case the high priests plotting against Jesus ( Mt 26 : 3f ) ...
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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