02634nam 2200613 a 450 991046035300332120200520144314.00-8214-4366-6(CKB)2670000000081248(EBL)1743629(OCoLC)884016820(SSID)ssj0000467669(PQKBManifestationID)11309411(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000467669(PQKBWorkID)10490295(PQKB)10634144(MiAaPQ)EBC1743629(OCoLC)715271317(MdBmJHUP)muse2862(Au-PeEL)EBL1743629(CaPaEBR)ebr10457082(EXLCZ)99267000000008124820101123d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChristianity and public culture in Africa[electronic resource] /edited by Harri EnglundAthens Ohio University Pressc20111 online resource (249 p.)Cambridge Centre of African Studies seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8214-2022-4 0-8214-1945-5 Includes bibliographical references 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 Pentecostalism in AfriCambridge Centre of African Studies series.Christianity and politicsAfrica, Sub-SaharanChristianity and cultureAfrica, Sub-SaharanAfrica, Sub-SaharanChurch historyElectronic books.Christianity and politicsChristianity and culture261.70967Englund Harri1027765MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460353003321Christianity and public culture in Africa2487254UNINA