African Catholic : decolonization and the transformation of the Church /
Foster, Elizabeth Ann, 1976-
African Catholic : decolonization and the transformation of the Church / Elizabeth A. Foster. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction : Catholic conversations at the end of empire -- Postwar winds of change : church and state in French Africa -- A truly universal church : Alioune Diop and Catholic negritude -- Theologies of colonization : debating the legitimacy of empire -- Entirely Christian and entirely African : African Catholic students in France -- Men of transition : African clergy in postwar French Africa -- Foe or friend? Catholics and Islam on the eve of independence -- Slavery and charity : connecting French Catholics to Africa -- Conclusion : Decolonization and Vatican II.
This book examines French history, African history, the history of Catholicism, and religious studies. The book approaches the history of late colonialism and decolonization in French sub-Saharan Africa from a political and cultural perspective, by examining it through the prism of religion. Drawing on a plethora of African and French voices, it brings to life a Franco-African Catholic world that had been forged by conquest, colonization, missions, and conversions, and still exists today. Its denizens were preoccupied with the future of France's African colonies, the place of Catholicism in Africa, and whether their personal loyalties should lie with the Vatican, France, or emerging African states. Many leading African intellectuals were Catholics, and the book shows that there was an important Catholic strand of the negritude movement, which has been completely ignored by scholars and impacted the church at the highest levels. This finding contributes to the book's story of Catholic reform at mid-century, showing how decolonization was a pivotal factor in the reorientation of the church at Vatican II.--description provided by publisher.
9780674239432 0674239431 9780674239449 067423944X 9780674239456 0674239458
22573/ctvcjjqjv JSTOR
Catholic Church--History.--Africa
Catholic Church--History--1965-
Catholic Church--History.
Église catholique--Histoire.
Église catholique--Histoire--1965-
Catholic Church
Since 1965
Decolonization--History.--Africa, French-speaking
Decolonization--History.--Africa, Sub-Saharan
Christianity and culture--History.--Africa, French-speaking
Christianity and culture--History.--Africa, Sub-Saharan
Décolonisation--Histoire.--Afrique francophone
Décolonisation--Histoire.--Afrique subsaharienne
Christianisme et civilisation--Histoire.--Afrique francophone
Christianisme et civilisation--Histoire.--Afrique subsaharienne
RELIGION--Christianity--Catholic.
HISTORY--General.--Africa
Christianity and culture
Decolonization
Africa
French-speaking Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Electronic books.
History
BX1675
282/.670917541
African Catholic : decolonization and the transformation of the Church / Elizabeth A. Foster. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction : Catholic conversations at the end of empire -- Postwar winds of change : church and state in French Africa -- A truly universal church : Alioune Diop and Catholic negritude -- Theologies of colonization : debating the legitimacy of empire -- Entirely Christian and entirely African : African Catholic students in France -- Men of transition : African clergy in postwar French Africa -- Foe or friend? Catholics and Islam on the eve of independence -- Slavery and charity : connecting French Catholics to Africa -- Conclusion : Decolonization and Vatican II.
This book examines French history, African history, the history of Catholicism, and religious studies. The book approaches the history of late colonialism and decolonization in French sub-Saharan Africa from a political and cultural perspective, by examining it through the prism of religion. Drawing on a plethora of African and French voices, it brings to life a Franco-African Catholic world that had been forged by conquest, colonization, missions, and conversions, and still exists today. Its denizens were preoccupied with the future of France's African colonies, the place of Catholicism in Africa, and whether their personal loyalties should lie with the Vatican, France, or emerging African states. Many leading African intellectuals were Catholics, and the book shows that there was an important Catholic strand of the negritude movement, which has been completely ignored by scholars and impacted the church at the highest levels. This finding contributes to the book's story of Catholic reform at mid-century, showing how decolonization was a pivotal factor in the reorientation of the church at Vatican II.--description provided by publisher.
9780674239432 0674239431 9780674239449 067423944X 9780674239456 0674239458
22573/ctvcjjqjv JSTOR
Catholic Church--History.--Africa
Catholic Church--History--1965-
Catholic Church--History.
Église catholique--Histoire.
Église catholique--Histoire--1965-
Catholic Church
Since 1965
Decolonization--History.--Africa, French-speaking
Decolonization--History.--Africa, Sub-Saharan
Christianity and culture--History.--Africa, French-speaking
Christianity and culture--History.--Africa, Sub-Saharan
Décolonisation--Histoire.--Afrique francophone
Décolonisation--Histoire.--Afrique subsaharienne
Christianisme et civilisation--Histoire.--Afrique francophone
Christianisme et civilisation--Histoire.--Afrique subsaharienne
RELIGION--Christianity--Catholic.
HISTORY--General.--Africa
Christianity and culture
Decolonization
Africa
French-speaking Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Electronic books.
History
BX1675
282/.670917541