Christianity Politics And The Afterlives Of War In Uganda

Author : Henni Alava
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781350175839

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Christianity, Politics and the Afterlives of War in Uganda by Henni Alava Pdf

Christianity, Politics and the Afterlives of War in Ugandasheds critical light on the complex and unstable relationship between Christianity and politics, and peace and war. Drawing on long-running ethnographic fieldwork in Uganda's largest religious communities, it maps the tensions and ironies found in the Catholic and Anglican Churches in the wake of war between the Lord's Resistance Army and the Government of Uganda. It shows how churches' responses to the war were enabled by their embeddedness in local communities. Yet churches' embeddedness in structures of historical violence made their attempts to nurture peace liable to compound conflict. At the heart of the book is the Acholi concept of anyobanyoba, 'confusion', which depicts an experienced sense of both ambivalence and uncertainty, a state of mixed-up affairs within community and an essential aspect of politics in a country characterized by the threat of state violence. Foregrounding vulnerability, the book advocates 'confusion' as an epistemological and ethical device, and employs it to meditate on how religious believers, as well as researchers, can cultivate hope amid memories of suffering and on-going violence.

Author : David A. Hoekema
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190923174

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We Are The Voice of the Grass by David A. Hoekema Pdf

In the international press, East Africa is depicted as a region mired in civil war, child abduction, rebel militias, Muslim-Christian violence, and grinding poverty. Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) of northern Uganda has become a symbol for the troubles of contemporary Africa. Seen from within, however, an altogether different reality is visible-one in which local communities and their leaders work together to resolve conflict and rebuild their communities. Little known beyond northern Uganda, The Acholi Religious Leaders' Peace Initiative (ARLPI) is an inspiring example of one such community organization. The story of ARLPI, examined in this book by philosopher David Hoekema, demonstrates just how much can be accomplished by a small group of dedicated community leaders in a situation where a decade of military force and international pressure have had little discernible effect. Drawing on published sources and interviews with organization leaders and LRA survivors, Hoekema illuminates how both the depredations of the LRA and the healing work of ARLPI are rooted in modern East African history. He documents the courageous work of the Catholic, Protestant, and Muslim leaders who constitute the ARLPI to overcome centuries of mistrust and help bring an end to one of the most horrific conflicts in recent history. Their work, he argues, puts philosophical and theological ideas into practice and in so doing sheds new light on how religion relates to politics, how brutal conflicts can be resolved, and how a community can reclaim its future through locally-initiated initiatives against overwhelming obstacles.

Author : Moses Khisa
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781350323568

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Autocratization in Contemporary Uganda by Moses Khisa Pdf

Autocratization in Contemporary Uganda analyses two interrelated outcomes: autocratisation, manifest in the deepening of personalist rule or Musevenism, and the regime resilience that has made Museveni one of Africa's current-longest surviving rulers. How has this feat been possible, and what has been the trajectory of Museveni's increasingly autocratic rule? Surveying that trajectory since 1986, the book takes as its primary focus the years since 2005; bringing to the fore the 'autocratic turn', placing it within a broader comparative lens, and enriching it with comparative references to cases outside of Uganda. While positing the notion of 'autocratic adaptability' as a defining hallmark of Museveni's rule, the book examines the factors and forces that have made that adaptability possible, analysing the dynamics around three keys themes: institutions, resources, and coalitions. Through empirical research, each chapter seeks to demonstrate how either one or two of these three variables have functioned in propelling autocratization and assuring regime resilience - producing theoretical and and comparative implications that reach beyond Uganda.

Author : Paul Jackson,Religions and Development Research Programme,University of Birmingham. International Development Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Civil war
ISBN : 0704427826

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Politics, Religion and the Lord's Resistance Army in Northern Uganda by Paul Jackson,Religions and Development Research Programme,University of Birmingham. International Development Department Pdf

Author : Katariina Holma,Tiina Kontinen
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Africa--Politics and government
ISBN : 9783030948825

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Learning, Philosophy, and African Citizenship by Katariina Holma,Tiina Kontinen Pdf

This open access book discusses and addresses the compelling questions concerning the ideals of citizenship, the processes of learning to fulfill these ideals, and possibilities of education in fostering citizenship. Rather than advocating for one framework, the authors demonstrate the continuously contested nature of the concept of citizenship as theoretically discussed and practically experienced. The monograph combines, in an unconventional way, selected philosophical accounts and everyday experiences from certain locations in Tanzania and Uganda. It provides contributions from philosophical ideas drawing on scholars such as Chantal Mouffe, Rosi Braidotti, Theodor Adorno, and Etienne Balibar on the one hand, and the conceptions articulated by groups of inhabitants of rural and urban settings in Africa, on the other hand. Therefore, the book offers fresh readings under the lenses of citizenship and learning. Katariina Holma is Professor of Education and Head of the Research Unit at the University of Oulu, Finland. Tiina Kontinen is Associate Professor in International Development Studies at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland.

Author : Katongole, Emmanuel
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Africa
ISBN : 9780802874344

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Born from Lament by Katongole, Emmanuel Pdf

Profound reflection on lament and hope arising out of Africa's immense suffering There is no more urgent theological task than to provide an account of hope in Africa, given its endless cycles of violence, war, poverty, and displacement. So claims Emmanuel Katongole, a recognized, innovative theological voice from Africa. In the midst of suffering, Katongole says, hope takes the form of "arguing" and "wrestling" with God. Suchlamentis not merely a cry of pain it is a way of mourning, protesting, and appealing to God. As he unpacks the rich theological and social dimensions of the practice of lament in Africa, Katongole tells the stories of courageous Christian activists working for change in East Africa and invites readers to enter into lament along with them."

Author : Paddy Musana,Angus Crichton,Caroline Howell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1999749308

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The Ugandan Churches and the Political Centre by Paddy Musana,Angus Crichton,Caroline Howell Pdf

"The Christian faith and the political centre have been intertwined from the outset in the Ugandan Christian story. The chapters take examples from this story where the churches have cooperated with, been co-opted by and confronted the political centre. Chapters include studies on: Festo Kivengere's preaching on reconciliation into post-Amin Uganda (Alfred Olwa) ; The growing role of the Pentecostal churches in the political arena (Paddy Musana) ; Religious rituals to reintegrate girl child-soldiers in Northern Uganda (Christine Mbabazi Mpyangu) ; The relationship between the NRM Government and the churches (Ofwono-Opondo). The themes which emerge from these chapters are the foundations upon which a political theology for Uganda must be built, which is outlined in the concluding chapter (David Zac Niringiye). The volume makes available in Uganda significant pioneering research by primarily Ugandan scholars on a key theme in the ongoing mission of the Ugandan churches." --

Author : Henry Okullu
Publisher : Uzima Publishing House
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Christianity
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Church and Politics in East Africa by Henry Okullu Pdf

Author : Holger Bernt Hansen,Michael Twaddle
Publisher : James Currey
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Africa, Eastern
ISBN : UCLA:L0074287293

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Religion & Politics in East Africa by Holger Bernt Hansen,Michael Twaddle Pdf

Religious activities have been of continuing importance in the rise of protest against post-colonial governments in Eastern Africa. This volume describes attempts by governments to manage religious affairs in both Muslim and Christian areas; religious denominations acting in opposition to one-party state regimes; Islamic fundamentalism and its role before and after the end of the Cold War; and the era of structural adjustment and the part played by Christian churches operating as NGOs within its constraints.

Author : J. J. Carney
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532682520

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For God and My Country by J. J. Carney Pdf

A devout Catholic politician assassinated by a capricious dictator. A Cardinal standing up for his people in the face of political repression. A priest leading his nation’s constitutional revision. The “Mother Teresa of Uganda” transforming the lives of thousands of abandoned children. Two missionaries who founded the best community radio station in Africa. A peace activist who has amplified the voices of grassroots women in the midst of a brutal civil war. Such are the powerful stories in For God and My Country, a book that explores how seven inspiring leaders in Uganda’s largest religious community have shaped the social and political life of their country. Drawing on extensive oral research, J. J. Carney analyzes how personal faith, theological vision, and Catholic social teaching have propelled these leaders to embody Vatican II’s call for the Church to be a sign of communion and unity in the world. Readers will gain rich insight into Uganda’s postcolonial politics and the history of one of Africa’s most important Catholic communities. Each chapter closes with leadership lessons and reflection questions, making this an ideal text for classroom and parish adoption.

Author : Katharina Kunter,Jens Holger Schøjrring
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Christianity and politics
ISBN : 3447054514

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Changing Relations Between Churches in Europe and Africa by Katharina Kunter,Jens Holger Schøjrring Pdf

Proceedings from the conference "Changing relationships between churches in Africa and Europe in the 20th century: Christian identity in the times of political crises," which took place October 8-12, 2005 at Makumira University College of Tumaini University in Tanzania.

Author : Afe Adogame
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441136671

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The African Christian Diaspora by Afe Adogame Pdf

Informative guide offering interpretation and analysis of African immigrant Christianities in Western societies and their impact on the wider local-global religious scene.

Author : Christopher Tounsel
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781478013105

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Chosen Peoples by Christopher Tounsel Pdf

On July 9, 2011, South Sudan celebrated its independence as the world's newest nation, an occasion that the country's Christian leaders claimed had been foretold in the Book of Isaiah. The Bible provided a foundation through which the South Sudanese could distinguish themselves from the Arab and Muslim Sudanese to the north and understand themselves as a spiritual community now freed from their oppressors. Less than three years later, however, new conflicts emerged along ethnic lines within South Sudan, belying the liberation theology that had supposedly reached its climactic conclusion with independence. In Chosen Peoples, Christopher Tounsel investigates the centrality of Christian worldviews to the ideological construction of South Sudan and the inability of shared religion to prevent conflict. Exploring the creation of a colonial-era mission school to halt Islam's spread up the Nile, the centrality of biblical language in South Sudanese propaganda during the Second Civil War (1983--2005), and postindependence transformations of religious thought in the face of ethnic warfare, Tounsel highlights the potential and limitations of deploying race and Christian theology to unify South Sudan.

Author : Emmanuel Katongole
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802862686

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The Sacrifice of Africa by Emmanuel Katongole Pdf

In The Sacrifice of Africa Emmanuel Katongole confronts this painful legacy and shows how it continues to warp the imaginative landscape of African politics and society. He demonstrates the real potential of Christianity to interrupt and transform entrenched political imaginations and create a different story for Africa ù a story of self-sacrificing love that values human dignity and "dares to invent" a new and better future for all Africans. --

Author : F. Kefa Sempangi
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725217348

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A Distant Grief by F. Kefa Sempangi Pdf

(A DISTANT GRIEF... . . . is about the persecuted Christians in Uganda and is a compelling witness to the Western Church. It confirms the truth that in suffering is the glory, richness and power of Jesus Christ known fully. The force of the underworld is expressed as the book recounts the diabolical mind and actions of Idi Amin. But Christ is sufficient and wipes the tears from the eyes of His martyred saints and the burgeoning Body of believers in East Africa.