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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... Religion and Politics in Africa , London : Zed Books , 1996 , 123. See also his earlier book and articles : Religion in Third World Politics , Buckingham : Open Uni- versity Press , 1993 ; ' Popular Religion and Politics in Sub ...
... Religion and Politics in Africa , London : Zed Books , 1996 , 123. See also his earlier book and articles : Religion in Third World Politics , Buckingham : Open Uni- versity Press , 1993 ; ' Popular Religion and Politics in Sub ...
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... religious institution in competition with others is , however , relevant to a study of African politics and religion.226 However , a church's teachings cannot be entirely left aside in any adequate treatment , as though churches were ...
... religious institution in competition with others is , however , relevant to a study of African politics and religion.226 However , a church's teachings cannot be entirely left aside in any adequate treatment , as though churches were ...
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... religion had changed . A distinction could be made between religion and magic , which would not have been possible two centuries earlier . As Thomas notes , ' religion which survived the decline of magic was not the religion of Tudor ...
... religion had changed . A distinction could be made between religion and magic , which would not have been possible two centuries earlier . As Thomas notes , ' religion which survived the decline of magic was not the religion of Tudor ...
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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