Decolonizing Christianity : Religion and the End of Empire in France and Algeria /
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| Author / Creator: | Fontaine, Darcie, author. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016. |
| Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12690978 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Jun 2016). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9781316339312 1316339319 9781316680964 1316680967 9781107118171 9781107543355 1107118174 |
