The Christian churches and the democratisation of Africa /  [print] 
edited by Paul Gifford. 
 - Leiden ;  New York :  E.J. Brill,  [(c)1995. 
 - xi, 301 pages ;  25 cm. 
 - Studies of religion in Africa,  12  0169-9814 ; .
 - Studies on religion in Africa ;  12. .
<br/><br/> Papers from a conference, "The Christian Churches and Africa's democratisation," held Sept. 20-23, 1993 at the University of Leeds. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/> Democratisation and the churches   Conference summary and conclusion   The Churches and democracy: reviewing a relationship   Theological reflections on the task of the Church in the democratisation of Africa   Problems of democratic consolidation   Christianity and democratisation in South Africa: the prophetic voice within phlegmatic churches   Identity crisis   Not catalyst but ferment: the distinctive contribution of churches to political reform in Malawi 1992-93   Paul Gifford  Terence Ranger  Adrian Hastings  John W. de Gruchy  David Beetham  Peter Walshe  Desmond Tutu  Kenneth R Ross  (13 pages).   (22 pages).   (11 pages).   (14 pages).   (13 pages).   (21. pages).   (3 pages).   (10 pages). --  The Church and democratisation in Africa: the case of Zimbabwe   Churches and the peace process in Mozambique   The Christian churches and democratisation in the Congo   The Churches and the democratic upheaval in Cameroon 1982-1993   Christianity and democratisation in Rwanda: Assessing Church responses to political crisis in the 1990s   The role of Christian churches in the democratisation process in Uganda 1980-1993   Christians and Nigeria's aborted transition   'God is Not a Democrat': Pentecostalism and democratisation in Nigeria   The Church and the quest for democracy in Ghana   'Directed by the Hand of God': the role of Liberian Christianity during the Civil War   The Madagascan churches in the political arena and their contribution to the change of regime 1990-1993   David J Maxwell  Alex Vines  Abraham Okoko-Esseau  Pierre Titi Nwel  Timothy Paul Longman  John Mary Waliggo  Matthew Nassau Kukah  Ruth Marshall  Kwesi A Dickson  Paul Giffard  Francoise Raison-Jourde  (22 pages).   (18 pages).   (20 pages).   (20 pages).   (17 pages).   (20 pages).   (14 pages).   (21 pages).   (15 pages).   (16 pages).   (9 pages). 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9004103244 9789004103245 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>95007523 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>95,A32,0406  dnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>B9506655  bccb 943526779  DE-101 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democracy--Religious aspects--Christianity--Congresses.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Africa, Sub-Saharan--Church history--20th century--Congresses.<br/>Africa, Sub-Saharan--Politics and government--1960---Congresses.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR1430.C475 1995 BR1430.G458.C475 1995