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Christianity and Politics in Doe's Liberia

Christianity and Politics in Doe's Liberia

Gifford, Paul
Forrester, Duncan
Kee, Alistair

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Series: Cambridge Studies in Ideology and Religion, Book 2

African HistoryReligion General

ISBN10: 052152010X
ISBN13: 9780521520102
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 16 2002
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.92 Width: 5.86 Depth: 8.66
Language: English
This study examines the role of Christianity in Liberia under the corrupt regime of Samuel K. Doe (1980-1990). Paul Gifford shows that, in general, Liberian Christianity--far from being a force for justice and human advancement--diverted attention from the cause of Liberia's ills, left change to God's miraculous intervention, encouraged obedience and acceptance of the status quo, and thus served to entrench Doe's power. This Christianity, devised in and controlled from the United States, thus furthered regional American economic and political objectives, which were designed to support Doe's rule.

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