Christianity and public culture in Africa
Christianity and public culture in Africa [electronic resource] /
edited by Harri Englund.
- Athens : Ohio University Press, ©2011.
- 1 online resource (238 pages).
- Cambridge Centre of African Studies series .
- Cambridge Centre of African Studies series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-232) and index.
pt. 1. Missionary and nationalist encounters -- pt. 2. Patriarchy and public culture -- pt. 3. A plurality of pentecostal publics.
Christianity and Public Culture in Africa takes readers beyond familiar images of religious politicians and populations steeped in spirituality. It shows how critical reason and Christian convictions have combined in surprising ways as African Christians confront issues such as national constitutions, gender relations, and the continuing struggle with HIV/AIDS. The wide-ranging essays included here explore rural Africa and the continent's major cities, colonial and missionary legacies, and mass media images in the twenty-first century. They also reveal the diversity of Pen.
9780821443668 0821443666
22573/ctt1j69cbb JSTOR
Christianity and politics--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Christianity and culture--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.
Christianity and culture.
Christianity and politics.
RELIGION / Christianity / General
Africa, Sub-Saharan--Church history.
Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Electronic books.
Church history.
BR1430 / .C475 2011eb
261.70967
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-232) and index.
pt. 1. Missionary and nationalist encounters -- pt. 2. Patriarchy and public culture -- pt. 3. A plurality of pentecostal publics.
Christianity and Public Culture in Africa takes readers beyond familiar images of religious politicians and populations steeped in spirituality. It shows how critical reason and Christian convictions have combined in surprising ways as African Christians confront issues such as national constitutions, gender relations, and the continuing struggle with HIV/AIDS. The wide-ranging essays included here explore rural Africa and the continent's major cities, colonial and missionary legacies, and mass media images in the twenty-first century. They also reveal the diversity of Pen.
9780821443668 0821443666
22573/ctt1j69cbb JSTOR
Christianity and politics--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Christianity and culture--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.
Christianity and culture.
Christianity and politics.
RELIGION / Christianity / General
Africa, Sub-Saharan--Church history.
Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Electronic books.
Church history.
BR1430 / .C475 2011eb
261.70967
