Striking a Balance:Christianity and the Challenges of Long-Term Human Security in Zimbabwe
Contribuinte(s) |
Wellman, James K. Lombardi, Clark B. |
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Data(s) |
20/09/2012
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Resumo |
<p>African evangelical/Pentecostal/charismatic (EPC) Christians-previously dismissed by scholars as apolitical-are becoming increasingly active socially and politically. This chapter presents a case study of an EPC congregation in Harare. It demonstrates how the congregation provides short-term human security by responding to the needs of the poor, while at the same time creating space where people can develop the "self-expression values" necessary for long-term human security. The case study also demonstrates that even under authoritarian states, religious actors can actively choose to balance the immediate demands of short-term human security with the sometimes competing demands of long-term human security. Policymakers can benefit from a greater understanding of how religious actors strike this balance and from a greater appreciation of the variability, flexibility, and religious resources of EPC Christians in such contexts.</p> |
Identificador |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199827732.003.0010 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84921632825&partnerID=8YFLogxK |
Idioma(s) |
eng |
Publicador |
Oxford University Press/UNESCO |
Direitos |
info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
Fonte |
Ganiel , G 2012 , Striking a Balance : Christianity and the Challenges of Long-Term Human Security in Zimbabwe . in J K Wellman & C B Lombardi (eds) , Religion and Human Security: A Global Perspective . Oxford University Press/UNESCO , pp. 172-188 . DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199827732.003.0010 |
Palavras-Chave | #African christians #Charismatic christians #Congregation #Evangelical christians #Human security #Pentecostal christians #Religion #Self-expression #/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1200 #Arts and Humanities(all) #/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300 #Social Sciences(all) |
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