Decolonizing Christianity

Religion and the End of Empire in France and Algeria

Datos Bibliográficos

ID24179505
AutoresDarcie Fontaine (University of South Florida, autor de correspondencia)
Año2016
Fecha de publicación2016-06-20
Open AccessSí
TipoBOOK
RevistaDecolonizing Christianity (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9781316339312
OpenAlexW4241862111
ISBN9781316339312
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11

Decolonizing Christianity traces the dramatic transformation of Christianity from its position as the moral foundation of European imperialism to its role as a radical voice of political and social change in the era of decolonization. As Christians renegotiated their place in the emerging Third World, they confronted the consequences of racism and violence that Christianity had reinforced in European colonies. This book tells the story of Christians in Algeria who undertook a mission to 'decolonize the Church' and ensure the future of Christianity in postcolonial Algeria. But it also recovers the personal aspects of decolonization, as many of these Christians were arrested and tortured by the French for their support of Algerian independence. The consequences of these actions were immense, as the theological and social engagement of Christians in Algeria then influenced the groundbreaking reforms developing within global Christianity in the 1960s.

Christianity · Decolonization · Independence (probability theory) · Political science · Politics · African history and culture studies · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria · Religious studies