Proclaiming Political Pluralism
Subtitle: Churches and Political Transitions in Africa (Religion in the Age of Transformation)
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: September 30, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780275972141
Subjects: African history: from c 1900 -; Christianity; History of religion; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Political Science; Religion - Socialissues; Politics/International Relations; Africa; Africa - General; General; Government - Comparative; Religion / General; International Relations - General; 1960-; 20th century; Africa, Sub-Saharan; Christianity and politics; Church and state; History; Politics and government
First sentence: This book is prompted by the visible role that the churches played in the African transitions to plural politics in the 1990s and explores why and how churches were drawn into this role, which invariably brought them into direct confrontation with the political establishment.