Longman, Timothy Paul.

Christianity and genocide in Rwanda / Timothy Longman. - Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. - xiii, 350 p. : maps ; 24 cm. - African studies . - African studies series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"People came to mass each day to pray, then they went out to kill" : Christian churches, civil society, and genocide -- "Render unto Caesar and Musinga ..." : Christianity and the colonial state -- The churches and the politics of ethnicity -- "Working hand in hand" : Christian churches and the postcolonial state (1962-1990) -- "Giants with feet of clay" : Christian churches and the postcolonial state (1962-1990) -- "" : Christian churches and democratization (1990-1992) -- "It is the end of the world" : Christian churches and genocide (1993-1994) -- Kirinda : local churches and the construction of hegemony -- Biguhu : local churches, empowerment of the poor, and challenges to hegemony -- "Commanded by the devil" : Christian involvement in the genocide in Kirinda and Biguhu -- Churches and accounting for genocide.

9780521191395 (hardback : alk. paper) 0521191394 (hardback : alk. paper)

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Genocide--History--Rwanda--20th century.
Genocide--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Ethnic relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.


Rwanda--History--Atrocities.--Civil War, 1994
Rwanda--History--Religious aspects.--Civil War, 1994

DT450.435 / .L66 2010

967.57104/31