Christianity And Politics In Does Liberia

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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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SKU (ISBN): 9780521420297
ISBN10: 0521420296
Paul Gifford
Binding: Cloth Text
Published: April 1993
Cambridge Studies In Ideology And Religion # 2
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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