ISBN:
9780521191395
,
0521191394
Language:
English
Pages:
XIII, 350 S.
,
Kt.
Edition:
1. publ.
Series Statement:
African studies [112]
Series Statement:
African studies
DDC:
967.57104/31
Keywords:
Genocide History 20th century
;
Genocide Religious aspects
;
Christianity
;
Ethnic relations Religious aspects
;
Christianity
;
Bürgerkrieg
;
Bürgerkrieg
;
Rwanda/Ruanda
;
Völkermord/Genozid
;
Christentum
;
Verhältnis Staat-Kirche
;
Katholische Kirche
;
Evangelische Kirche
;
civil war
;
genocide
;
Christianity
;
church-state relations
;
Catholic Church
;
Protestant Church
;
Rwanda History Civil War, 1994
;
Religious aspects
;
Rwanda History Civil War, 1994
;
Atrocities
;
Ruanda
;
Völkermord
;
Christentum
Abstract:
"People came to mass each day to pray, then they went out to kill" : Christian churches, civil society, and genocide -- "Render unto Caesar and Musinga ..." : Christianity and the colonial state -- The churches and the politics of ethnicity -- "Working hand in hand" : Christian churches and the postcolonial state (1962-1990) -- "Giants with feet of clay" : Christian churches and the postcolonial state (1962-1990) -- "" : Christian churches and democratization (1990-1992) -- "It is the end of the world" : Christian churches and genocide (1993-1994) -- Kirinda : local churches and the construction of hegemony -- Biguhu : local churches, empowerment of the poor, and challenges to hegemony -- "Commanded by the devil" : Christian involvement in the genocide in Kirinda and Biguhu -- Churches and accounting for genocide
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-340) and index
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