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  • Freedom's Distant Shores: American Protestants and Post-Colonial Alliances with Africa
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  • R. Drew Smith, Editor
  • 2006
  • Published by: Baylor University Press
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This volume examines relations between U.S. Protestants and Africa since the end of colonial rule. It draws attention to shifting ecclesiastical and socio-political priorities, especially the decreased momentum of social justice advocacy and the growing missionary influence of churches emphasizing spiritual revival and personal prosperity. The book provides a thought-provoking assessment of U.S. Protestant involvements with Africa, and it proposes forms of engagement that build upon ecclesiastical dynamism within American and African contexts.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Front Matter
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. v-vi
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  1. Preface
  2. p. vii
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  1. Introduction American Religious Outreach to Contemporary Africa
  2. pp. 1-8
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  1. Part I Churches and Democratic Rights in Africa
  1. Chapter 1 Shifting Perspectives on Africa in Mainline Protestant Social Thought
  2. pp. 11-36
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  1. Chapter 2 Rev. James H. Robinson and American Support for African Democracy and Nation-Building, 1950s–1970s
  2. pp. 37-52
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  1. Chapter 3 Martin Luther King, Jr., a “Coalition of Conscience,” and Freedom in South Africa
  2. pp. 53-82
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  1. Chapter 4 A Transatlantic Comparison of a Black Theology of Liberation
  2. pp. 83-110
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  1. Chapter 5 Quaker Women in Kenya and Human Rights Issues
  2. pp. 111-130
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  1. Chapter 6 Mennonites and Peace-Building in Angola
  2. pp. 131-140
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  1. Part II Revivalistic Churches, Ecclesiastical Expansion, and Ethical Challenges
  1. Chapter 7 American Evangelists and Church-State Dilemmas in Multiple African Contexts
  2. pp. 143-154
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  1. Chapter 8 American Pentecostalism and the Growth of Pentecostal-Charismatic Movements in Nigeria
  2. pp. 155-168
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  1. Chapter 9U.S. Evangelicals, Racial Politics, and Social Transition in Contemporary South Africa
  2. pp. 169-188
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  1. Part III Considering the Future: American and African Perspectives
  1. Chapter 10 The Changing Nature of Christianity and the Challenge of U.S.-Africa Mission Partnerships
  2. pp. 131-208
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  1. Chapter 11 Contemporary Public Theology in the United States and South Africa
  2. pp. 209-222
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  1. Conclusion
  2. pp. 223-226
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 227-270
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  1. About the Contributors
  2. pp. 271-274
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 275-285
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