We Were a Chosen People
The East African Revival and Its Return To Post-Genocide Rwanda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3518151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Phillip A Cantrell (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 422-445 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Church History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-6407 • E-ISSN: 1755-2613 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009640714000080 |
| OpenAlex | W2077588917 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article, drawing upon primary field research, analyzes the origins and history of the East African Revival of the 1930s and its ongoing relevance and role in post-genocide Rwanda. Starting as a Holiness-inspired, Anglican movement, the Revival persisted among the Tutsi Diaspora during their exile to refugee camps in Uganda following the 1959 Hutu-led Revolution and has returned with them following the coming to power of the Rwandan Patriotic Front in 1994. The Revival, as it presently experiences a reawakening in the post-genocide church, provides the Tutsi returnees with a spiritual mechanism to explain their plight as refugees and a means by which to heal from decades of suffering. Additionally, a narrative has emerged in which they believe themselves to be a "Chosen People" who found redemption and healing in the refugee camps by embracing the revival spirit. Many Anglican returnees further believe they have been "chosen" to bring healing and reconciliation, through the revivalist tradition, to post-genocide Rwanda. While the return of the Revival tradition in the post-genocide Anglican Church offers potential benefits for Rwanda's reconciliation and recovery, the church must also abandon its apolitical inclinations and challenge the ruling regime in the name of truth, democratization, and justice
Art · Democracy · Democratization · Diaspora · Economic Justice · Genocide · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Refugee · Refugee crisis · Sociology · Gender Studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies
Church and revolution in Rwanda
The Cohesion of Oppression
The Church in Africa, 1450-1950
The Newer Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches
Re-Imagining Rwanda
Christianity and Genocide in Rwanda
Post-Genocide Rwanda
Post-genocide identity politics in Rwanda
RevisitingHotel Rwanda
Defeat Is the Only Bad News
The Anglican Church of Rwanda
East African Expressions of Christianity
Obedient Rebels" - the Relationship Between the Early "Balokole" and the Church of Uganda
Church Politics and the Genocide in Rwanda
Purity and Exile
Remembering to Forget
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2021 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |