The Development of the Anglican Church in West Ankole 1900- 1990: Tracing the Link between the Church and the State

This book puts the Anglican Church in West Ankole into context. It analyses
the intricacy of the church-state relationship by providing an account of
spiritual life in pre-Christian Ankole and after the advent of Christianity.
Since its introduction in Uganda, the Anglican Church has continued to be
bound up with the state, sometimes thriving under it and sometimes coming
under fire from it. Under the British colonial administration, the Anglican
Church attracted a number of followers largely on the basis of the promise it
held out to the locals for economic and political advantage as well as social
welfare. Ironically, when faced with persecution, such as under Idi Amin’s
regime, the Anglican Church congregations swelled and became more
devout.