Freedom's Distant Shores
American Protestants and Post-Colonial Alliances with Africa
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Paperback / softback
£32.00
Publisher: Baylor University Press
ISBN: 9781932792379
Number of Pages: 292
Published: 31/07/2006
Width: 15.3 cm
Height: 22.9 cm
This volume examines relations between U.S. Protestants and Africa since the end of colonial rule. It draws attention to shifting ecclesiastical and socio-political priorities, especially the decreased momentum of social justice advocacy and the growing missionary influence of churches emphasizing spiritual revival and personal prosperity. The book provides a thought-provoking assessment of U.S. Protestant involvements with Africa, and it proposes forms of engagement that build upon ecclesiastical dynamism within American and African contexts.
- Preface
- Introduction, R. Drew Smith
- Part I: CHURCHES AND DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS IN AFRICA
- 1. Shifting Perspectives on Africa in Mainline Protestant Social Thought, Mark Hulsether
- 2. Rev. James H. Robinson and American Support for African Democracy and Nation-Building, 1950s-1970s, Sandra J. Sarkela and Patrick Mazzeo
- 3. Martin Luther King, Jr., a ""Coalition of Conscience,"" and Freedom in South Africa, Lewis Baldwin
- 4. A Transatlantic Comparison of a Black Theology of Liberation, Dwight N. Hopkins
- 5. Quaker Women in Kenya and Human Rights Issues, Stephen W. Angell
- 6. Mennonites and Peace-Building in Angola, Lutiniko Landu Miguel Pedro
- Part II: REVIVALISTIC CHURCHES, ECCLESIASTICAL CHURCHES, AND ETHICAL CHALLENGES
- 7. American Evangelists and Church-State Dilemmas in Multiple African Contexts, R. Drew Smith
- 8. American Pentecostalism and the Growth of Pentecostal-Charismatic Movements in Nigeria, Matthews A. Ojo
- 9. U.S. Evangelicals, Racial Politics, and Social Transition in Contemporary South Africa, R. Drew Smith
- Part III: CONSIDERING THE FUTURE: AMERICAN AND AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES
- 10. The Changing Nature of Christianity and the Challenge of U.S.-Africa Mission Partnerships, Marsha Snulligan Haney
- 11. Contemporary Public Theology in the United States and South Africa, Nico Koopman
- Conclusion, R. Drew Smith
- Notes
- About the Contributors
- Index