Competing for Caesar
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Competing for Caesar brings together, for the first time, key scholars working on various issues related to religion and public life in Zambia. They explore the interplay between religion and politics in Zambian society and how these religions manage and negotiate their identities in public life. This book analyzes recent religious dynamics in the nation's political life, and considers what constructive role religion could play to promote an alternative political vision to subvert neo-colonialism.
Competing for Caesar carries forward a unique commitment on the part of Fortress Press to engage with the challenges and opportunities of Christianity in the Global South. The book will be of interest to scholars, professors, and students in a wide range of fields.
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- Front Cover
- Competing For Caesar
- Title Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Introduction: Religion and Politics in Postcolonial Zambia
- Part I: Interrogating "The Christian Nation
- The Declaration of Zambia as a Christian Nation, Politicization of Religion or True Commitment?
- The Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs and Church-State Relations
- The Nationalization of Prayer and Prayerization of the Nation
- Prayer, Politics, and Power
- Worship Spaces or Political Election Polling Stations?
- Part II: Religion-Based Politics and Social Issues
- Religion, Sexualities, and Politics
- Religion, Gender, and Politics
- Religion, Human Rights, and Politics
- Religion, Education, and Politics
- Religion, Witchcraft, and Politics
- The Usual Suspects: Religion, Satanic Accusations, and Politics
- Part III: The Public Church and Politics
- "Flatting with Delilah": Religious Identity Politics and National Politics
- Pentecostalism, Partisanship, and Civic Engagement
- Political Engagement and Christian Identity of the United Church of Zambia
