Decolonizing Christianity: Religion and the End of Empire in France and Algeria PDF
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DECOLONIZING CHRISTIANITY Decolonizing Christianity traces the dramatic transformation of Christianity fromitspositionasthemoralfoundationofEuropeanimperialismtoitsrole as a radical voice of political and social change in the era of decolonization. As Christians renegotiated their place in the emerging Third World, they confronted the consequences of racism and violence that Christianity had reinforced in European colonies. This book tells the story of Christians in Algeriawhoundertookamissionto“decolonizetheChurch”andensurethe futureofChristianityinpostcolonialAlgeria.Butitalsorecoversthepersonal aspectsofdecolonization,asmanyoftheseChristianswerearrestedandtortured bytheFrenchfortheirsupportofAlgerianindependence.Theconsequences of these actions were immense, as the theological and social engagement of ChristiansinAlgeriatheninfluencedthegroundbreakingreformsdeveloping withinglobalChristianityinthe1960s. darciefontaineisanassistantprofessorofhistoryattheUniversityofSouth Florida.Sheistherecipientofnumerousfellowshipstosupportherresearchin EuropeandNorthAfrica,includingaFulbright-IIEfellowshiptoFranceand multiplegrantsfromtheAmericanInstituteofMaghribStudies.Herscholar- shipsituatesthehistoryofmodernFranceanditsempireinaglobalperspective, andseekstotracethelong-termimpactofcolonialismanddecolonizationona widespectrumofactors,institutions,andideas.Sheiscurrentlycompletinga textbookonFranceanditsempirefromtheeighteenthcenturytothepresent. Decolonizing Christianity Religion and the End of Empire in France and Algeria darcie fontaine UniversityofSouthFlorida OneLibertyPlaza,20thFloor,NewYorkny10006,usa CambridgeUniversityPressispartoftheUniversityofCambridge. ItfurtherstheUniversity’smissionbydisseminatingknowledgeinthepursuitof education,learning,andresearchatthehighestinternationallevelsofexcellence. www.cambridge.org Informationonthistitle:www.cambridge.org/9781107118171 (cid:2)C DarcieFontaine2016 Thispublicationisincopyright.Subjecttostatutoryexception andtotheprovisionsofrelevantcollectivelicensingagreements, noreproductionofanypartmaytakeplacewithoutthewritten permissionofCambridgeUniversityPress. Firstpublished2016 PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericabySheridanBooks,Inc AcataloguerecordforthispublicationisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Fontaine,Darcie,1980–author. DecolonizingChristianity:religionandtheendofempireinFranceand Algeria/DarcieFontaine. NewYork:CambridgeUniversityPress,2016. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. lccn2016008820 isbn9781107118171 lcsh:Algeria–Churchhistory–20thcentury. Postcolonialism–Algeria. Decolonization–Algeria. lccbr1400.f662016 ddc276.5/082–dc23 lcrecordavailableathttps://lccn.loc.gov/2016008820 isbn978-1-107-11817-1Hardback CambridgeUniversityPresshasnoresponsibilityforthepersistenceoraccuracyofurls forexternalorthird-partyInternetWebsitesreferredtointhispublicationanddoesnot guaranteethatanycontentonsuchWebsitesis,orwillremain,accurateorappropriate. Tomyparents, BobandBeverlyFontaine, andtoAaronWalker Contents Acknowledgments pageix Abbreviations xv Introduction.............................................1 1 ChristianityandFrenchAlgeria..........................23 2 ChristianityonTrial:TheBattletoDefineChristian Morality...............................................68 3 TheMetropolitansRespond:TheConflictsofPoliticsand Conscience ........................................... 106 4 TheReligiousPoliticsofIndependence..................146 5 InventingPostcolonialChristianity...................... 172 Conclusion............................................214 Bibliography 225 Index 243 vii
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