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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... Traditional Religion can enrich our belief as Christians and Christi- anity can uplift Traditional Religion to a height that by itself it could not attain . " On Christian - Muslim relations , it recognises that both Christian- ity and ...
... Traditional Religion can enrich our belief as Christians and Christi- anity can uplift Traditional Religion to a height that by itself it could not attain . " On Christian - Muslim relations , it recognises that both Christian- ity and ...
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... traditional thought forms and spiritual realities , but primarily to demonise them , and thus in many ways denigrate African culture , usually to the credit of the European . We have noted several cultural shifts brought about by ...
... traditional thought forms and spiritual realities , but primarily to demonise them , and thus in many ways denigrate African culture , usually to the credit of the European . We have noted several cultural shifts brought about by ...
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... Traditional Thought and Western Science ' , Africa 37 ( 1967 ) , 50-71 ; 155-87 . ' African Conversion ' , Africa 41 , 2 ( 1971 ) , 85-108 . Huntington , Samuel P. , The Third Wave : Democratisation in the Late Twentieth Century ...
... Traditional Thought and Western Science ' , Africa 37 ( 1967 ) , 50-71 ; 155-87 . ' African Conversion ' , Africa 41 , 2 ( 1971 ) , 85-108 . Huntington , Samuel P. , The Third Wave : Democratisation in the Late Twentieth Century ...
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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