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Christianity and Genocide in Rwanda

by Timothy Longman

  • Hardback
  • 372 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 2.6 cm

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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.
Christianity and Genocide in Rwanda and The Essential History of Christianity
The Essential History of ChristianityChristianity and Genocide in Rwanda

  • Author

    Timothy Longman

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    September 2009

  • Weight

    591g

  • Page Count

    372

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 2.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521191395

  • ISBN-10

    0521191394

  • Eden Code

    4493679

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