TY - BOOK AU - Englund,Harri TI - Christianity and public culture in Africa T2 - Cambridge Centre of African Studies series SN - 9780821443668 AV - BR1430 .C475 2011eb U1 - 261.70967 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Athens PB - Ohio University Press KW - Christianity and politics KW - Africa, Sub-Saharan KW - Christianity and culture KW - Christianisme et politique KW - Afrique subsaharienne KW - RELIGION KW - Christianity KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - Christian Life KW - Social Issues KW - fast KW - Christentum KW - gnd KW - Politik KW - Gesellschaft KW - idszbz KW - Kultur KW - Religion und Staat KW - Kristendom och politik KW - Afrika söder om Sahara KW - sao KW - Church history KW - Histoire religieuse KW - Sub-Saharan Africa KW - Subsaharisches Afrika KW - Afrika KW - kyrkohistoria KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-232) and index; pt. 1. Missionary and nationalist encounters -- pt. 2. Patriarchy and public culture -- pt. 3. A plurality of pentecostal publics N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=361512 ER -