Religion and Politics in Malawi
Author | : Sam A. Mchombo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 29 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Christianity and politics |
ISBN | : 9780975856222 |
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Author | : Sam A. Mchombo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 29 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Christianity and politics |
ISBN | : 9780975856222 |
Author | : John McCracken |
Publisher | : African Books Collective |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Christianity |
ISBN | : 9990887500 |
First published in 1977 and now in its third edition, this book has been recognised as one of the most successful studies to be made of the impact of a Christian mission in Africa. Starting with a survey of the economy and society of Malawi in the mid ninetieth century, the book goes on to examine the home background to the Livingstonia Mission of the Free Church of Scotland and the influence of David Livingstone upon it. It then describes the failure of 'commerce and Christianity' around the south end of Lake Malawi and the subsequent positive response which the mission evoked among the people of Northern Malawi. African responses and the relationship between Christianity and politics dominate the second half of the book. Comprehensive reassessments are made of the origins of the Watch Tower movement; the growth of Christian independence and the character of interpolitical associations. This revised edition includes a new introduction, and up-dated bibliography, and some revised text.
Author | : K. Nyamayaro Mufuka |
Publisher | : Kingston, Ont. : Limestone Press |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : R. Ross |
Publisher | : African Books Collective |
Total Pages | : 533 |
Release | : 2020-02-27 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9996060799 |
With the death of John McCracken in 2017, Malawi lost a pre-eminent historian. This book celebrates McCrackens contribution to the study of Malawis history and seeks to build on his legacy. Part of his genius was that he identified themes that hold the key to understanding the history of Malawi in its broader perspective. The authors contributing to this volume address these themes, assessing the progress of historiography and setting an agenda for the further advance of historical studies. The book is a valuable resource for students, researchers and all who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of Malawis past and present.
Author | : Jeffrey Haynes |
Publisher | : Zed Books |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
The impact of religion on the political process has come to the fore in recent years in a wide variety of societies. Yet the significant and varied ways in which the rapidly changing religious context has impacted on the politics of modern Africa is still a relatively neglected field. This book, which is designed to fill this gap in the teaching of African Politics, assembles and analyses an enormous amount of hitherto scattered material on the interaction between politics and religious groups in the post-independence, but also colonial, eras. Dr Haynes focuses on all three of the main organised religious traditions in Africa - Christian, Islamic and 'syncretistic' movements, including the rise of various fundamentalist groups. His thematic and comparative approach embraces all parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, and seeks to locate the role of religion in the African political process in its historical, social and international contexts. In doing so, he illuminates what has often been a profoundly important factor affecting the stability of governments, evolution of civil society and even the development trajectory of many African countries. The author's combination of theoretical context, rich empirical information and thoughtful analysis makes this book ideal as a text for students, as well as commanding a wider interest.
Author | : Ross, Kenneth R. |
Publisher | : Mzuni Press |
Total Pages | : 533 |
Release | : 2020-02-27 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9996060780 |
With the death of John McCracken in 2017, Malawi lost a pre-eminent historian. This book celebrates McCracken’s contribution to the study of Malawi’s history and seeks to build on his legacy. Part of his genius was that he identified themes that hold the key to understanding the history of Malawi in its broader perspective. The authors contributing to this volume address these themes, assessing the progress of historiography and setting an agenda for the further advance of historical studies. The book is a valuable resource for students, researchers and all who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of Malawi’s past and present.
Author | : Ted Gerard Jelen |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2002-04-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1316582744 |
Religion is resurgent across the globe. In many countries religion is a powerful source of political mobilization, and in some a potent social cleavage. In some religion reinforces the state, in others it provides the space for resistance. This book contains a series of detailed studies examining religion and politics in specific countries or regions. The cases include countries with one dominant religious tradition, and others with two or more competing traditions. They include Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Hinduism, Shinto and Buddhism. They include states where religion and politics are closely linked, and others with at least a low wall of separation between church and state. The cases are organized by the type of religious marketplace, but allow many other comparisons as well. We develop some generalizations from the cases, and hope that they will be a fertile source of theorizing for others.
Author | : Rolin Mainuddin |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2018-01-12 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1351750526 |
This title was first published in 2002: What is the relationship between religion and politics? How are they associated in the developing world? When does the interface between them result in violence? This volume attempts to answer these questions. In particular, the objective is to understand the circumstances that lead to explosive interactions between religion and politics in the developing world. However, this focus does not imply a perpetual tension between the religious and political spheres. Rather, it explores those historical moments when the relationship does break down and often ends in violent conflicts. The contributors have expertise in fields such as anthropology, history and political science.
Author | : Dian A. H. Shah |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 307 |
Release | : 2017-10-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107183340 |
Shah uncovers the complex interaction between constitutional law, religion and politics in three key plural societies in Asia.
Author | : Ross, Andrew C. |
Publisher | : Luviri Press |
Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 2018-06-28 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9996066045 |
Between 1992 and 1994 Malawi underwent a remarkable transition from dictatorship to democracy. Truly a transformation of power! Yet this period of profound change raised many issues of power and accountability. In this book some of the key questions are explained and addressed from a theological perspective. The work originated as a case study on the World Council of Churches “Theology of Life” programme. It was then presented as a Kachere Monograph in the belief that it will not only contribute to the reconstruction of politic in Malawi but also be an important resource for all those concerned with the formation of a viable theology of power for today’s world. It is now presented here again as a Luviri Reprint. The contributors are all drawn from the University of Malawi Department of Theology and Religious Studies. Kenneth Ross has written on “The Transformation of Power in Malawi 1992-94: the Role of the Christian Churches” and “A Practical Theology of Power for the New Malawi”; Felix Chingota on “The Use of the Bible in Social Transformation”; Isabel Apawo Phiri on “Marching, Suspended and Stoned: Christian Women in Malawi 1995”; James Tengatenga on “Young People: Participation or Alienation? An Anglican Case”; J.C. Chankanza and Hilary Mijoga on “Muslim Perspectives on Power”; Hilary Mijoga on “Christian Experience in Malawi Prisons”; and Klaus Fiedler on “Power at the Receiving End: the Jehova’s Witnesses’ Experience in One-Party Malawi” and “Even in the Church the Exercise of Power is Accountable to God”.