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By Darcie Fontaine

ISBN-10: 1107118174

ISBN-13: 9781107118171

Decolonizing Christianity strains the dramatic transformation of Christianity from its place because the ethical starting place of ecu imperialism to its position as an intensive voice of political and social switch within the period of decolonization. As Christians renegotiated their position within the rising 3rd global, they faced the results of racism and violence that Christianity had strengthened in eu colonies. This e-book tells the tale of Christians in Algeria who undertook a challenge to 'decolonize the Church' and make sure the way forward for Christianity in postcolonial Algeria. however it additionally recovers the private points of decolonization, as lots of those Christians have been arrested and tortured through the French for his or her help of Algerian independence. the results of those activities have been big, because the theological and social engagement of Christians in Algeria then encouraged the groundbreaking reforms constructing inside of international Christianity within the 1960s.

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