Dedication

pp v-vi

Contents

pp vii-vii

List of Illustrations

pp viii-viii

Note on the Cover Image

pp ix-ix

Acknowledgments

pp x-xiii

List of Abbreviations

pp xiv-xiv

Maps

pp xv-xxii

1 - Introduction: Marriage at the Nexus of Faith, Power, and Family

pp 1-50

Part I - French Rule, Social Politics, and New Religious Communities, 1914–1925

pp 51-52

2 - Christian Transmission and Colonial Imposition

pp 53-78

3 - African Catechists and Charismatic Activities

pp 79-100

4 - Evaluating Marriage and Forming a Virtuous Household

pp 101-140

5 - Faith, Family, and the Endurance of the Lineage

pp 141-170

Part II - Labor, Economic Transformation, and Family Life, 1925–1939

pp 171-172

6 - African Church Institutions in Action

pp 173-208

7 - African Agents of the Church and State: Male Violence and Productivity

pp 209-236

8 - Ethical Masculinity: The Church and the Patriarchal Order

pp 237-270

9 - The Significance of African Christian Communities Beyond Cameroon

pp 271-284

Bibliography

pp 285-308

Index

pp 309-314