Anglicanism, Uhuru and Ujamaa: Anglicans in Tanzania and the Movement for Independence

The Anglican Church in Tanzania emerged from the work of the Universities' Mission to Central Africa (UMCA) and the Australian Church Missionary Society (CMSA). The Anglican missions had goals which stood against colonialism and supported the victory of nationalism. Using archives and interview...

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Published in:Journal of Anglican studies
Authors: Mndolwa, Maimbo (Author) ; Denis, Philippe 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2016]
In: Journal of Anglican studies
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDB Roman Catholic Church
KDE Anglican Church
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B Julius Nyerere
B Church Missionary Society of Australia
B Universities' Mission to Central Africa
B Alfred Stanway
B Anglican Church of Tanzania
B Tanzania
B Tanganyika
B Zanzibar
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Summary:The Anglican Church in Tanzania emerged from the work of the Universities' Mission to Central Africa (UMCA) and the Australian Church Missionary Society (CMSA). The Anglican missions had goals which stood against colonialism and supported the victory of nationalism. Using archives and interviews as sources, this article considers the roles and reaction of the Anglican missions in the struggle for political independence in Tanganyika and Zanzibar, the effects of independence on the missions and the Church more broadly, and the responses of the missions to ujamaa in Tanzania.
ISSN:1745-5278
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Anglican studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S1740355316000206