Kwame Nkrumah: A Case Study of Religion and Politics in GhanaComprises a study of Ghana's first post-colonial prime minister and president Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), focusing on his use of religion in the development of national integration and modernization, among other political goals. The author offers a historical account of religion and politics in Ghana, draws on social, political, and anthropological theories to evaluate Nkrumah's leadership from several different angles, and finally assesses Nkrumah's legacy. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
The Kwame Nkrumah Phenomenon | 1 |
Methodology | 6 |
Limitations | 10 |
Structure | 11 |
Theoretical and Conceptual Overview of Religion and Politics in Ghana | 15 |
Religion and Politics | 16 |
Religion as a Ghanaian Cultural Subsystem | 18 |
Context and Concepts | 19 |
Charismatic Nkrumah | 111 |
Honorifics and Ascriptive Titles | 113 |
The Christian Church and Nkrumahs Leadership | 123 |
An Historical Portrait | 124 |
Missionary Aims and SocioPolitical Life in the Gold Coast | 127 |
The Church Under Colonial Governments | 129 |
Background to Tension Points | 134 |
The Political Kingdom Versus the Kingdom of God | 135 |
Legitimate Authority | 22 |
Nationalism and Ideology | 24 |
Religion and Politics in Ghana An Historical Overview | 33 |
Religion and Political Change in Ghanaian Tradition | 35 |
Chiefly Authority and Nkrumah s Leadership | 39 |
Christianity Islam and Ghanaian Politics | 40 |
Political History and Ethnicity in Ghana | 41 |
Ethnic Origins | 42 |
Religion and Ethnicity | 44 |
Kwame Nkrumahs Rise to Power | 49 |
Early Years | 50 |
American Years | 56 |
The Divine Connection | 58 |
Life Within and Beyond Lincoln | 60 |
Kwame Nkrumah On Religion | 65 |
Homecoming | 70 |
Kwame Nkrumahs Rise to National Leadership | 79 |
The Nationalist Era | 80 |
Gold Coast Nationalism | 81 |
The Birth of the Convention Peoples Party C P P | 88 |
Religion Cultural Engineering and Charismatic Nkrumah | 99 |
Biblical and God Language | 101 |
Cultural Engineering and Strategic Wisdom | 104 |
Preventive Detention Act of 1958 | 139 |
Ghana Young Pioneers | 142 |
Young Pioneer Code and Pledge | 143 |
The Political Kingdom and Its Ideologies Nkrumaism and Consciencism | 153 |
From Nkrumaism to Consciencism | 154 |
Evolution of Nkrumaism | 156 |
Consciencism | 162 |
Religion in Consciencism | 164 |
Debate in Church and Society | 168 |
The Kwame Nkrumah Phenomenon in Ghanaian Politics A ReEvaluation | 179 |
Nkrumah Religion and Resymbolization | 182 |
Nkrumahs Charisma and Future Possibilities | 186 |
Reevaluation | 189 |
Towards a New Understanding of Church and State Relations in Ghana | 190 |
Conclusion The Past as a Prologue | 197 |
Towards a New Political Structure | 201 |
Future Possibilities | 203 |
Epilogue | 205 |
The Banning of Ephraim Amu | 209 |
Appendix B | 215 |
Bibliography | 217 |
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Kwame Nkrumah: A Case Study of Religion and Politics in Ghana Ebenezer Obiri Addo No preview available - 1997 |
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