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 75
... things committed both parties to withdraw all lawsuits . This agreement re- mained a dead letter , and sixteen lawsuits were still outstanding at the end of 1995 ( most concerning the ownership of land and buildings , one bear- ing on ...
... things committed both parties to withdraw all lawsuits . This agreement re- mained a dead letter , and sixteen lawsuits were still outstanding at the end of 1995 ( most concerning the ownership of land and buildings , one bear- ing on ...
Page 236
... things don't work , you have two options . You can pretend all is right , or you can admit they are not and start thinking . I know some things are to do with faith [ but ] certain sectors of our community were more advantaged than ...
... things don't work , you have two options . You can pretend all is right , or you can admit they are not and start thinking . I know some things are to do with faith [ but ] certain sectors of our community were more advantaged than ...
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... things , inevitably precipitated a pursuit of new systems of meaning , truth , philosophy , and religion . The ... things : elementary mathematics , hygiene , bicycles , things clearly linked with the still - greater mysteries of train ...
... things , inevitably precipitated a pursuit of new systems of meaning , truth , philosophy , and religion . The ... things : elementary mathematics , hygiene , bicycles , things clearly linked with the still - greater mysteries of train ...
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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