Christian Nationalism and Democracy in Ghana

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-75900-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 514 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies on Religion in Africa and the Diaspora

This book investigates the impact of Christian nationalism on democracy in Ghana, arguing that proponents of a specific Christian worldview seek to remake the country according to their values and beliefs.

Christian nationalism is a significant religious and political ideology in several African countries, not only Ghana, but also Zambia and Nigeria. In Ghana, prominent Christian nationalists, encouraged by sections of the American Christian Right, cultivate political influence with powerful political elites and by developing a high media profile to promote their views and increase their numbers of followers. The book examines specific examples of Christian nationalism’s impact on Ghana’s democracy: the national cathedral as a symbol of national unity and social cohesion, anti-Muslim pronouncements threatening inter-faith harmony, and attacks on Ghana’s LGBTQ+ community. Overall, the book argues that Christian nationalism is a specific threat to Ghana’s three decade-long liberal democracy, with the aim of undermining the constitutional equality and human rights of some Ghanaians in favour of a specific Christian worldview.

This book will be of interest to researchers of religion and politics in Africa, with Ghana serving as an important case study for those interested in the regional impact of Christian nationalism.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Haynes, Jeffrey

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religiöse Intoleranz, Verfolgung, Religionskonflikte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Nationalismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Religiöse Institutionen & Gemeinschaften, Klerus, Mönchstum
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Christian Nationalism, Politics and Secularisation in Ghana  2: Religion and Politics in Ghana  3: Christian Nationalism in Ghana: Theology and Ideology  4: Christian Nationalism and Liberal Democracy in Ghana  5: The US Christian Right, the ‘Liberal’ West, and Christian Nationalism in Ghana  6: The National Cathedral: Christian Priority or White Elephant?  7: Christian-Muslim Interfaith Relations and Religious Equality  8: LGBTQ+ Rights and the ‘Anti-Gay’ Bill  9: Christian nationalism and democracy in Ghana: What do we know?  Author’s Personal Interviews

Über Autor(innen)

Jeffrey Haynes is an Emeritus Professor at London Metropolitan University, UK, where he was formerly Associate Dean (Research) and Head of the School of Social Sciences. Author or editor of more than 60 books, including Revolution and Democracy in Ghana: The Politics of Jerry John Rawlings, Routledge, 2023. Co-editor-in-chief of Democratization, series editor, Routledge Studies in Religion & Politics, and regular columnist in Ghana’s leading newspaper, The Daily Graphic, and Ghana’s oldest newspaper, The Daily Statesman.