TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gifford,Paul
TI  - The Christian churches and the democratisation of Africa
T2  - Studies of religion in Africa,
SN  - 9004103244
AV  - BR1430 
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Leiden, New York
PB  - E.J. Brill
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Congresses
N1  - Papers from a conference, "The Christian Churches and Africa's democratisation," held Sept. 20-23, 1993 at the University of Leeds; 1; Democratisation and the churches; Paul Gifford; Conference summary and conclusion; Terence Ranger; The Churches and democracy: reviewing a relationship; Adrian Hastings; Theological reflections on the task of the Church in the democratisation of Africa; John W. de Gruchy; Problems of democratic consolidation; David Beetham; Christianity and democratisation in South Africa: the prophetic voice within phlegmatic churches; Peter Walshe; Identity crisis; Desmond Tutu; Not catalyst but ferment: the distinctive contribution of churches to political reform in Malawi 1992-93; Kenneth R Ross; The Church and democratisation in Africa: the case of Zimbabwe; David J Maxwell; Churches and the peace process in Mozambique; Alex Vines; The Christian churches and democratisation in the Congo; Abraham Okoko-Esseau; The Churches and the democratic upheaval in Cameroon 1982-1993; Pierre Titi Nwel; Christianity and democratisation in Rwanda: Assessing Church responses to political crisis in the 1990s; Timothy Paul Longman; The role of Christian churches in the democratisation process in Uganda 1980-1993; John Mary Waliggo; Christians and Nigeria's aborted transition; Matthew Nassau Kukah; 'God is Not a Democrat': Pentecostalism and democratisation in Nigeria; Ruth Marshall; The Church and the quest for democracy in Ghana; Kwesi A Dickson; 'Directed by the Hand of God': the role of Liberian Christianity during the Civil War; Paul Giffard; The Madagascan churches in the political arena and their contribution to the change of regime 1990-1993; Francoise Raison-Jourde; 2
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