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Christianity and Genocide in Rwanda

[Hardback]

by Timothy Longman

    • Author

      Timothy Longman

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Cambridge University Press

    • Published

      September 2009

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      Christianity and Genocide in Rwanda

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      Although Rwanda is among the most Christian countries in Africa, in the 1994 genocide, church buildings became the primary killing grounds. To explain why so many Christians participated in the violence, this book looks at the history of Christian engagement in Rwanda and then turns to a rich body of original national- and local-level research to argue that Rwanda's churches have consistently allied themselves with the state and played ethnic politics. Comparing two local Presbyterian parishes in Kibuye before the genocide demonstrates that progressive forces were seeking to democratize the churches. Just as Hutu politicians used the genocide of Tutsi to assert political power and crush democratic reform, church leaders supported the genocide to secure their own power. The fact that Christianity inspired some Rwandans to oppose the genocide demonstrates that opposition by the churches was possible and might have hindered the violence.

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      • Author

        Timothy Longman

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Cambridge University Press

      • Published

        September 2009

      • Weight

        591g

      • Page Count

        372

      • Dimensions

        153 x 229 x 26 mm

      • ISBN

        9780521191395

      • ISBN-10

        0521191394

      • Eden Code

        4493679

      More Information

      • Author/Creator: Timothy Longman

      • ISBN: 9780521191395

      • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

      • Release Date: September 2009

      • Weight: 591g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 26 mm

      • Eden Code: 4493679


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