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 67
... seems to be dependent on an article written by the present author ; but whereas the latter article highlighted four particular churches as examples of a widespread phe- nomenon , this working document seems to think that these four are ...
... seems to be dependent on an article written by the present author ; but whereas the latter article highlighted four particular churches as examples of a widespread phe- nomenon , this working document seems to think that these four are ...
Page 138
... seems to be the policy of the Catholic Church that , where practicable , bishops should be made as trans - tribal as possible . In its final message the 1994 African Synod in Rome made much of the image of Church - as- Family ...
... seems to be the policy of the Catholic Church that , where practicable , bishops should be made as trans - tribal as possible . In its final message the 1994 African Synod in Rome made much of the image of Church - as- Family ...
Page 209
... seems to equate the spokesmen with ' les réseaux religieux ' . Within these religious networks there are different theological currents , and Lafargue seems unaware of political theology of the last three decades . He seems quite amazed ...
... seems to equate the spokesmen with ' les réseaux religieux ' . Within these religious networks there are different theological currents , and Lafargue seems unaware of political theology of the last three decades . He seems quite amazed ...
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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