Faith, Power and Family: Christianity and Social Change in French Cameroon

by Charlotte Walker-Said

Book Overview

Finalist for the 2019 Albert J. Raboteau Prize for Best Book in Africana Religions

An innovative study of Christianity and society in Cameroon that illuminates the history of faith and cultural transformation among societies living under French rule 1914 to 1939.

Between the two World Wars, the radical innovations of African Catholic and Protestant evangelists repurposed Christianity to challenge local and foreign governments operating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847013279
• ISBN13: 9781847013279
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: James Currey
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"