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Auteur(s) : Foster, Elizabeth Ann (1976-....)
Titre(s) : African Catholic [Texte imprimé] : decolonization and the transformation of the Church / Elizabeth A. Foster
Publication : Cambridge (Mass.) : Harvard University Press, 2019
Description matérielle : viii, 369 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
Makes original contributions to French history, African history, the history of Catholicism,
and religious studies. The book approaches the history of late colonialism and decolonization
in French sub-Saharan Africa from an entirely new political and cultural perspective,
by examining it through the prism of religion. Drawing on a plethora of African and
French voices, it brings to life a Franco-African Catholic world that had been forged
by conquest, colonization, missions, and conversions, and still exists today. Its
denizens were preoccupied with the future of France's African colonies, the place
of Catholicism in Africa, and whether their personal loyalties should lie with the
Vatican, France, or emerging African states. Many leading African intellectuals were
Catholics, and the book shows that there was an important Catholic strand of the negritude
movement, which has been completely ignored by scholars and impacted the church at
the highest levels. This finding contributes to the book's new, striking story of
Catholic reform at mid-century, showing how decolonization was a pivotal factor in
the reorientation of the church at Vatican II.
Sujet(s) : Église catholique -- Afrique -- 1965-....
Christianisme et politique -- Église catholique -- Afrique subsaharienne -- Histoire
Décolonisation -- Afrique francophone
Décolonisation -- Afrique subsaharienne
Christianisme et culture -- Afrique francophone
Christianisme et culture -- Afrique subsaharienne
Indice(s) Dewey :
282.67 (23e éd.) = Église catholique romaine - Afrique centrale
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780674987661 (rel.). - ISBN 0674987667
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45731337d
Notice n° :
FRBNF45731337
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction: Catholic conversations at the end of empire ; Postwar winds of change:
church and state in French Africa ; A truly universal church: Alioune Diop and Catholic
negritude ; Theologies of colonization: debating the legitimacy of empire ; Entirely
Christian and entirely African: African Catholic students in Postwar France ; Men
of transition: African clergy in postwar French Africa ; Foe or friend? Catholics
and Islam on the eve of independence in French Africa ; Slavery and charity: connecting
French Catholics to Africa ; Conclusion: Decolonization and Vatican II.
