Evangelical Christianity and Democracy in Africa

by Terence O. Ranger

Book Overview

In recent decades, Christianity has acquired millions of new adherents in Africa, the region with the world's fastest-expanding population. What role has this development of evangelical Christianity played in Africa's democratic history? To what extent do its churches affect its politics? By taking a historical view and focusing specifically on the events of the past few years, Evangelical Christianity and Democracy in Africa seeks to explore these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195308026
• ISBN13: 9780195308020
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"