Christianity and politics in Doe's Liberia
This study analyses the socio-political function of Christianity in Liberia under the corrupt and oppressive regime of Samuel K. Doe (1980-1990). The author discusses all branches of Christianity in that country: the mainline, the evangelical, the new pentecostal, and the independent churches. He ar...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge Univ. Press
1994
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| In: | Year: 1994 |
| Series/Journal: | Cambridge Studies in Ideology and Religion
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| Further subjects: | B
Liberia
B Church B Protestant Church B State B Pentecostal churches B Religious organization B Christianity B Catholic school |
| Summary: | This study analyses the socio-political function of Christianity in Liberia under the corrupt and oppressive regime of Samuel K. Doe (1980-1990). The author discusses all branches of Christianity in that country: the mainline, the evangelical, the new pentecostal, and the independent churches. He argues that the mainline churches, although they sometimes spoke out, were tamed or co-opted by Doe, and in general lacked the moral authority to challenge the iniquitous system. (DÜI-Hff) |
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