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Christianity Politics Doe Libe

Christianity Politics Doe Libe

Gifford, Paul

Hardcover

Series: Cambridge Studies in Ideology and Religion, Book 2

African HistoryReligion General

ISBN10: 0521420296
ISBN13: 9780521420297
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Apr 8 1993
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.35
Height: 0.94 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
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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