Introduction
The Making of the Diocese of Beira
Diversity and Dynamics of the Imperial Church
The Formation of an African Church
Gathering Storm: Vatican II Meets African Nationalism
Decolonization? War, Implosion, and the Vatican
Independence: Between Revolution and Counter-revolution
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
This study is highly recommendable in terms of both content and
methodology.
*THE ZIMBABWEAN*
Morier-Genoud's study is an important contribution to the
historiography of Christianity in the Portuguese empire. [...] This
study is a must-read for those seeking to better understand how
Catholic diversity shaped the development of Catholic institutions
in Central Mozambique.
*Religious Studies Review*
In this nuanced investigation of the Roman Catholic Church in
Mozambique, Eric Morier-Genoud makes important arguments about the
internal diversity and complexity of an institution often
considered monolithic and hierarchical. Morier-Genoud's focus on
diversity and action rather than on policy allows him to illustrate
in rich detail how the church became less hierarchical, more
community-oriented, and more prophetic over the course of five
decades.
*H-AFRICA*
Catholicism and the Making of Politics in Central Mozambique,
1940-1986 could easily be considered part of the major effort made
by recent authors to go beyond the simplistic and persistent views
normally expressed about the role played by Catholicism and the
Catholic Church in African contexts in colonial and postcolonial
times and their relationship with the political powers.
*E-JOURNAL OF PORTUGUESE HISTORY*
In sum, the book is well-written, saturated with empirical material
and extensively drawing on (especially) written sources from many
forms of archives. As a whole, the book also reflects
Morier-Genoud's long-term, wideranging and rigorous engagement with
social, political and religious dimensions of Mozambique's
turbulent history.
*SOCIAL SCIENCES AND MISSIONS*
Eric Morier-Genoud has given us a lot to think about in this
book.
*Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études
africaines*
This book illustrates the importance of attending to nuance,
tension, and division, all while answering the significant
empirical question of how and why Catholicism embedded itself in
Mozambique so quickly and so thoroughly in the late colonial and
early independence periods. It is an important and informative book
that deserves a wide audience.
*Church History*
Catholicism and the Making of Politics in Central Mozambique,
1940-1986 makes a crucial point in brilliant fashion. Far from
being the monolithic entity that scholars often assume it to be,
the Catholic Church is in fact a complex array of elements that
have considerable autonomy stemming from cultural, historical,
national, and sociological factors, an autonomy that can put them
at considerable variance. Eric Morier-Genoud illustrates this in
the case of Mozambique, from impressive research conducted over
many years, on different continents and in a variety of languages.
I recommend Catholicism and the Making of Politics
whole-heartedly.-Paul Gifford, University of London
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