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''For information about records for non-Christian religions in Chad, go to the [[Chad Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | ''For information about records for non-Christian religions in Chad, go to the [[Chad Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | ||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Chad", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad, accessed 14 March 2020. </ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Chad", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Chad, accessed | Christianity arrived in Chad in the twentieth century, shortly after the colonial conquest. Contrary to the dominant pattern in some other parts of Africa, however, where the colonial powers encouraged the spread of the faith, the earliest French officials in Chad advised against it. Following World War I, official opposition to Christianity softened, and the government tolerated but did not sponsor missionaries. Since World War II, Chadian Christians have had a far greater influence on Chadian life than their limited numbers suggest. The missions spread the ideology of Westernization—the notion that progress depended on following European models of development. Even more specifically, Roman Catholic mission education spread the French language. <ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Chad", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad, accessed 14 March 2020. </ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Chad", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Chad, accessed 22 March 2020. </ref><br> | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||