Christianity and public culture in Africa /
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 constitution...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Athens :
Ohio University Press,
©2011.
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Colección: | Cambridge Centre of African Studies series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (238 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-232) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780821443668 0821443666 |