Faith, power and family : Christianity and social change in French Cameroon /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Walker-Said, Charlotte (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Woodbridge, Suffolk : James Currey, an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2018.
Series:	Religion in transforming Africa.
Subjects:	Cameroon > Religion > 20th century. Cameroon > Religious life and customs > History > 20th century. Cameroon > Social conditions > History > 20th century. Cameroon > Colonization > History > 20th century. Christianity and culture > Cameroon > History > 20th century. Religion and sociology > Cameroon > History > 20th century. 1900-1999 Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction : Marriage at the Nexus of Faith, Power, and Family
Part 1. French Rule, Social Politics, and New Religious Communities, 1914-1925 Christian Transmission and Colonial Imposition
African Catechists and Charismatic Activities
Evaluating Marriage and Forming a Virtuous Household
Faith, Family, and the Endurance of the Lineage.
Part 2. Labor, Economic Transformation, and Family Life, 1925-1939. African Church Institutions in Action
African Agents of the Church and State : Male Violence and Productivity
Ethical Masculinity : The Church and the Patriarchal Order
The Significance of African Christian Communities Beyond Cameroon.