Law Religion And The Environment In Africa

Author : M. Christian Green,Muhammed Haron
Publisher : African Sun Media
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781928480570

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Law, Religion and the Environment in Africa by M. Christian Green,Muhammed Haron Pdf

This volume explores themes of ecotheology, ecofeminism, environmental pollution and degradation, climate change, human and environmental rights, sustainable development, human-animal relations through totem and taboo, sacred sites and spaces, and other environmental topics in ways that add immeasurably to the study of African environmentalisms and the interaction of law and religion. In terms of religion, the capability of humans not only to sin and destroy the earth, but also to repair and redeem it, is very much in evidence across Christianity, Islam and Africa’s many indigenous religious and cultural traditions. In terms of law, the need for effective policies and for states and governments to work with indigenous groups and communities towards environmental solutions is also apparent.

Author : M. Christian Green
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781928314592

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Law, Religion and Human Flourishing in Africa by M. Christian Green Pdf

A shared interest of law and religion is the advancement of human flourishing, yet there is no common understanding of what it means for humans to flourish and the means by which to attain a flourishing life. The concept of human flourishing is especially important for Africa, where community and national development compete with forces of conflict and scarce resources. In the broadest sense, the concept of human flourishing focuses our attention on having a comprehensively good or worthwhile life, but various religious and legal traditions suggest different norms for measuring the quality of life and designing the institutional structures that could best facilitate and preserve it.

Author : Pieter Coertzen,M Christiaan Green,Len Hansen
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781919985633

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Law and Religion in Africa by Pieter Coertzen,M Christiaan Green,Len Hansen Pdf

In our time the study of law and religion is emerging as a wide-ranging and vital academic discipline, with increasingly urgent implications for society at large. Lying at the intersection of a variety of other disciplines ? law, theology, religious studies, political science, sociology and anthropology, to name only the most obvious ? the field of law and religion is generating a burgeoning volume of interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary research and study. The current volume is proof of this. The discussion of the relationship between law and religion, as seen from a variety of perspectives in Africa, underscores the critical importance of the issues involved in the everyday life of all citizens. It is accordingly vital for governments to take note of the scholarly results that are produced. We hope that this volume will contribute to this aim.

Author : M Christian Green,T Jeremy Gunn,Mark Hill
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781928314424

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Religion, Law and Security in Africa by M Christian Green,T Jeremy Gunn,Mark Hill Pdf

Security is a key topic of our time. But how do we understand it? Do law and religion take different views of it? In this fifth volume in the Law and Religion in Africa series, radicalisation, terrorism, blasphemy, hate speech, religious freedom and just war theories rub shoulders with issues of witchcraft, female genital mutilation circumcision, child marriage, displaced communities and additional issues besides. This unique collection of topics is both challenging and inspiring, providing illumination in troubled times, and forming a sound foundation for future scholarship.

Author : Ezra Chitando,Ernst M. Conradie,Susan M. Kilonzo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000587623

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African Perspectives on Religion and Climate Change by Ezra Chitando,Ernst M. Conradie,Susan M. Kilonzo Pdf

This book interrogates the contributions that religious traditions have made to climate change discussions within Africa, whether positive or negative. Drawing on a range of African contexts and religious traditions, the book provides concrete suggestions on how individuals and communities of faith must act in order to address the challenge of climate change. Despite the fact that Africa has contributed relatively little to historic carbon emissions, the continent will be affected disproportionally by the increasing impact of anthropogenic climate change. Contributors to this book provide a range of rich case studies to investigate how religious traditions such as Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and indigenous faiths influence the worldviews and actions of their adherents. The chapters also interrogate how the moral authority and leadership provided by religion can be used to respond and adapt to the challenges posed by climate change. Topics covered include risk reduction and resilience, youth movements, indigenous knowledge systems, environmental degradation, gender perspectives, ecological theories, and climate change financing. This book will be of interest to scholars in diverse fields, including religious studies, sociology, political science, climate change and environmental humanities. It may also benefit practitioners involved in solving community challenges related to climate change. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license

Author : Kwasi Nyamekye
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781443871327

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Managing the Environmental Crisis in Ghana by Kwasi Nyamekye Pdf

Due to the strong inroads that Western scientism and Western Christianity have made in Africa as a result of colonialism, post-colonial African governments have tended to rely solely on Western scientific conservation epistemologies and models to the neglect of those of the Indigenous African peoples in addressing their environmental problems. However, there is enough evidence that neither modern (scientific) nor indigenous epistemologies and modes of addressing current ecological problems ar...

Author : M. Christian Green,Jean-Baptiste Sourou,Célestin Gnonzion†
Publisher : African Sun Media
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781991260277

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Law, Religion and Reconciliation in Africa by M. Christian Green,Jean-Baptiste Sourou,Célestin Gnonzion† Pdf

Forgiveness and reconciliation are important moments for the stability of a society and a state. Many African countries have gone through serious social crises in the post-colonial period: genocide, post-election crises, civil and internal conflicts, and outright war. Forgiveness and reconciliation have been necessary to reweave the social fabric and restart the construction of peaceful and prosperous societies. Chapters in this book examine the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions and religious councils aimed at peace, along with African traditional approaches, mediation and arbitration councils, post-conflict contexts, and the roles of women and gender, philosophy and theology, and programs of education for peace.

Author : Loreen Maseno
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031503924

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Religion, Climate Change, and Food Security in Africa by Loreen Maseno Pdf

Author : Pieter Coertzen,M Christian Green,Len Hansen
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781928357032

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Religious Freedom and Religious Pluralism in Africa by Pieter Coertzen,M Christian Green,Len Hansen Pdf

ÿAfrica continues to be a region with strong commitments to religious freedom and religious pluralism. These, however, are rarely mere facts on the ground ? they are legal, political, social, and theological projects that require considerable effort to realise. This volume ? compiling the proceedings of the third annual conference of the African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies ? focuses on various issues which vastly effect the understanding of religious pluralism in Africa. These include, amongst others, religious freedom as a human right, the importance of managing religious pluralism, and the permissibility of religious practice and observance in South African public schools.

Author : Godwin Eli Kwadzo Dzah
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781009354080

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Sustainable Development, International Law, and a Turn to African Legal Cosmologies by Godwin Eli Kwadzo Dzah Pdf

This original book analyses and reimagines the concept of sustainable development in international law from a non-Western legal perspective. Built upon the intersection of law, politics, and history in the context of Africa, its peoples and their experiences, customary law and other legal cosmologies, this ground-breaking study applies a critical legal analysis to Africa's interaction with conceptualising and operationalising sustainable development. It proposes a turn to non-Western legal normativity as the foundational principle for reimagining sustainable development in international law. It highlights eco-legal philosophies and principles in remaking sustainable development where ecological integrity assumes a central focus in the reimagined conceptualisation and operationalisation of sustainable development. While this pioneering book highlights Africa as its analytical pivot, its arguments and proposals are useful beyond Africa. Connecting global discourses on nature, the environment, rights and development, Godwin Eli Kwadzo Dzah illuminates our current thinking on sustainable development in international law.

Author : John Osogo Ambani
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004446427

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Africa and the Decolonisation of State-Religion Policies by John Osogo Ambani Pdf

The book offers a critical account of the practice of state-secularism in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda in comparison to France, Turkey and the US.

Author : Seblewengel Daniel,Mmapula Diana Kebaneilwe,Angeline Savala
Publisher : African Sun Media
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781991201300

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Mother Earth, Mother Africa and Mission by Seblewengel Daniel,Mmapula Diana Kebaneilwe,Angeline Savala Pdf

The volume is significant in bringing together voices of African women theologians and their allies on the urgent topic of ecology. First, it decisively intervenes into scholarly discourses on ecofeminism by highlighting the reflections of African women scholars and African women as subjects. This function of the volume is very important both at local and global levels. Second, it contributes to contextualizing of scriptural interpretation around the issue of ecology. Biblical reflection occurs throughout the volume and is put into dialogue with African traditions, with ecofeminism, with Africa-based mission projects, and with the current crisis of sustainability and African women’s roles in protecting the earth. Third, the volume includes several concrete case studies based on interviews and grassroots qualitative research, as well as especially original articles that integrate biblical exegesis of Genesis with reflections on patriarchal legal systems in Botswana, and an original take on “male headship” in relation to ecofeminism. – Professor Dana L. Robert, Boston University, USA

Author : Heather Deegan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-11-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134112807

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Africa Today by Heather Deegan Pdf

In the post 9/11 global environment Africa is standing at a crossroads in international affairs as the combined issues of politics, religion and security attract renewed interest. While some countries seem to be moving forward with greater levels of confidence, democracy and stability, others continue to be mired in conflict, poverty and religious/ethnic division. This text focuses on key contemporary issues that the continent faces, providing a comprehensive introduction of current political, religious, developmental and security concerns. Features include: Individual chapters devoted to key issues including health, gender, corruption, religion and the newly emerging problems of human security. Case studies and detailed analysis of topical issues, including: Muslim/Christian clashes: Kano, Northern Nigeria Conflict, Arms and Reconstruction: Darfur and Sierra Leone Comprehensive range of countries discussed including: Zimbabwe, Botswana, Kenya Ethiopia, Uganda, Lesotho, Somalia, Namibia and Madagascar. Fully up-to-date statistics including primary research based on interviews conducted by the author, providing data for both individual countries and the continent as a whole. Boxed descriptions explaining clearly the ideas in important subject areas, such as Islamic law and society By drawing on the author’s empirical research and situating discussion within the context of wider debate, Africa Today is designed both to introduce and to develop a deeper understanding of this rapidly changing continent an essential text for all students of African politics and International Relations.

Author : Ezra Chitando,Joram Tarusarira
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780429671579

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Religion and Human Security in Africa by Ezra Chitando,Joram Tarusarira Pdf

Across diverse countries and contexts in Africa, religion has direct implications for human security. While some individuals and groups seek to manipulate and control through the deployment of religion, religious belief is also a common facet of those working towards peace and reconciliation. Despite the strategic importance of religion to human security in Africa, there are few contemporary publications that explore this issue on an international scale. This volume redresses that imbalance by examining religion’s impact on human security across Africa. Written by an international team of contributors, this book looks in detail at the intersection of religion and security in a variety of African contexts. Case studies from a diverse set of countries including Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Burkina Faso, and more, are used to illustrate wider trends across the continent. Acknowledging that religion can be used to incite violence as well as encourage peace, the chapters employ an interdisciplinary exploration of the ethics, sociology, and politics around these issues. This is much needed volume on religion’s capacity to effect human security. It will, therefore, be of significant interest to any scholar of religious studies, African studies, political science, the sociology of religion, and anthropology, as well as peace, conflict, and reconciliation studies.

Author : Brett G. Scharffs,M. Christian Green,Simeon O. Ilesanmi
Publisher : African Sun Media
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781991260253

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African Conceptions of Human Dignity by Brett G. Scharffs,M. Christian Green,Simeon O. Ilesanmi Pdf

Contributors join together in this tenth ACLARS volume to propose a framing of human rights in terms of African conceptions of human dignity. Following on the signing of the Punta del Este and Botswana Declarations of Human Dignity for Everyone Everywhere in 2018 and 2023, contributors discuss human dignity as an African and indigenous concept grounded in relationship, community, and an overarching ethic of Ubuntu. Chapters further explore human dignity’s many meanings and relation to other rights in the African context, as well as human dignity’s connection to basic human needs, state obligations, religion and theology, gender and age, and the environment.