Jean Luc Enyegue, S.J., Competing Catholicisms: The Jesuits, the Vatican and the Making of Postcolonial French Africa (original) (raw)

This work examines the historical interplay between Jesuit missions and African agency in postcolonial contexts, particularly in Chad and Cameroon. It highlights how the Jesuits' initial attempts to evangelize were complicated by their alignment with French colonial goals, leading to tensions with local populations and challenges to their legitimacy. Through a detailed analysis of Jesuit libraries, missionary strategies, and the dynamics of Africanization, the author illustrates the complexities and contradictions inherent in the Jesuit mission experience during a period of significant socio-political change.