Religious Peacebuilding In The Great Lakes Region Of Africa
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Author | : Kenneth Omeje |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2013-06-19 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0253008484 |
Driven by genocide, civil war, political instabilities, ethnic and pastoral hostilities, the African Great Lakes Region, primarily Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Burundi, has been overwhelmingly defined by conflict. Kenneth Omeje, Tricia Redeker Hepner, and an international group of scholars, many from the Great Lakes region, focus on the interlocking conflicts and efforts toward peace in this multidisciplinary volume. These essays present a range of debates and perspectives on the history and politics of conflict, highlighting the complex internal and external sources of both persistent tension and creative peacebuilding. Taken together, the essays illustrate that no single perspective or approach can adequately capture the dynamics of conflict or offer successful strategies for sustainable peace in the region.
Author | : Roger Alfani Bantea |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Since the nineties, violent conflicts in the Great Lakes region of Africa have continued to spread throughout the entire region. The consequences of these conflicts are felt mainly in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and North Kivu in particular. To tackle these conflictual situations, several studies have focused on state-building approaches at the expense of non-state local participants, whose role has received scant attention and whose legitimacy has even been contested. The significance of this research lies in its greater depth of understanding, given the role of religious actors in the recent religious peacebuilding efforts in Goma. This derives from the fact that, to the best of my knowledge, no such ethnographic investigation related to religious peacebuilding had ever been undertaken in Goma up to 2013, because it was then a city that had recently (November 2012) been under the control of March 23 (M23) rebels. In addition, no other research included Revival churches or significant grassroots religious actors from any religious communities in Goma (DRC). The method was primarily guided by the central question of this research: How do members of the Catholic, 3ème Communauté Baptiste au Centre de l'Afrique (3ème CBCA), and Arche de l'Alliance/Goma (Arche) Churches perceive and describe their roles in the religious peacebuilding in the city of Goma? I therefore applied a qualitative case studies approach to explore the religious peacebuilding roles of the three Christian churches in the capital of the North Kivu province, Goma. Three primary sources of data collection were employed: 40 semi-structured interviews, direct observations in Goma, and a questionnaire with 39 questions (multiple choice and some with more in-depth perspectives). Not only do the findings of this study reveal the important role of religious participants, who in many instances filled the role of the post-colonial Congolese state in providing goods and services, but they also highlighted the nature of the relationships within and between the Catholic, 3ème CBCA and Arche Churches.
Author | : Susan M. Kilonzo |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 819 |
Release | : 2023-11-18 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 3031368290 |
This Handbook explores the ways in which religion among the African people has been applied in situations of conflict and violence to contribute to sustainable peace and development. It analyzes how peacebuilding inspired and enabled by religion serves as the foundation for sustainable development in Africa, while also acknowledging that religion can also be a tool of destruction, and can be used to fuel violence and underdevelopment. Contributors to this volume offer theoretical discussions from existing literature, as well as experiences of practitioners, to deepen the readers’ understanding on the role of religion and religious institutions in peacebuilding and development in Africa. The Handbook provides reflections on possible future developments as well, thereby aligning with the goals of SDG 16.
Author | : Roger B. Alfani |
Publisher | : Religion and Society in Africa |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Goma (Nord-Kivu, Congo) |
ISBN | : 9781433163241 |
Religious Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo analyzes the contributions of three churches at both the leadership and the grassroots levels to conflict transformation in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. While states have long been considered main actors in addressing domestic conflicts, this book demonstrates that religious actors can play a significant role in peacebuilding efforts. In addition, rather than focusing exclusively on top-down approaches to conflict resolution, Religious Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo incorporates viewpoints from both leaders of the Catholic, 3ème Communauté Baptiste au Centre de l'Afrique and Arche de l'Alliance in Goma and grassroots members of these three churches.
Author | : Robert J. Schreiter |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781570758935 |
Here, a team of scholars explicate the theology and practice of peacebuilding, past, present, and future. While many of the essays deal with general themes of reconciliation, forgiveness, interreligious dialogue, and human rights, there are also case studies of peacebuilding in such diverse contexts as Columbia, the Philippines, and Africa.
Author | : S. K. Moore |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 339 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0739149105 |
Globally, where faith and political processes share the public space with indigenous populations, religious leaders of tolerant voice, who desire to transcend the conflict that often divides their peoples, are coming forward. Affirming and enabling these leaders is increasingly becoming the focus of the reconciliation efforts of peace builders, both internally and externally to existing conflict. By way of theoretical analysis and documented case studies from a number of countries, Military Chaplains as Agents of Peace considers Religious Leader Engagement (RLE) as an emerging domain that advances the cause of reconciliation via the religious peace building of chaplains: A construct that may be generalized to expeditionary, humanitarian, and domestic operational contexts. An overview of the benefits and limitations of RLE is offered and accompanied by a candid discussion of a number of the more perplexing questions related to such operational ministry: Influence Activities, Information Gathering for Intelligence Purposes, and the Protected (Non-Combatant) Status of Chaplains.
Author | : Mwesiga Laurent Baregu |
Publisher | : IDRC |
Total Pages | : 383 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9970250361 |
This book describes and analyzes protracted conflicts in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. In doing so, it emphasizes obstacles to peace rather than root causes of conflict. Case studies are presented from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Northern Kenya, Northern Uganda, Southern Sudan, and Zanzibar. Amongst other conclusions, the book shows that, to settle or transform protracted conflicts, distinction must be made between strategic and nonstrategic actors: the former must be able to prevail upon the latter in the negotiation and implementation of peace agreements. The theme and collection of the research presented in this book is unique in the literature. The case studies all employ methods of othick description, o process tracing (following particular actors and their interests), and in-depth personal interviews. The book will be of interest to academics, researchers, undergraduate and post-graduate students, and professionals in conflict theory, analysis and resolution, African and development studies, political science and international affairs, as well as to mediators, negotiators, and facilitators in conflict resolution
Author | : Caesar Montevecchio |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 2023-08-04 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1666788260 |
ORIGINAL ARTICLES The Boundaries and Authority of Catholic Social Teaching: A Reply to John Finnis Bernard G. Prusak Struggling with Self-Love: A Thomistic Perspective on Anxious Attachment and the Vice of Self-Debasement Sheryl Overmyer Synodality in the Catholic Church: Toward a Conciliar Ecclesiology of Inclusion for LGBTQ+ Persons Ish Ruiz CATHOLIC PEACEBUILDING IN TIMES OF CRISIS Catholic Peacebuilding in Times of Crisis: Hope for a Wounded World Caesar A. Montevecchio Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation: The Challenge for Future Relationship between Indigenous Peoples and the Catholic Church Maka Black Elk Walking Towards Peace: Generating Synergies at a Regional Level Isabel Aguilar Umana and Cecelia Suarez Trueba Peacebuilding in an Interfaith Context in the Great Lakes Region of Africa: The Challenges of Creating New Approaches Emmanuel Ntakarutimana, OP Imagination in Catholic Thought and Peacebuilding Eduardo Gutierrez Gonzalez BOOK REVIEWS Gary Chartier, Understanding Friendship: On the Moral, Political, and Spiritual Meaning of Love Nickolas L. Becker, OSB David C. Cramer and Myles Werntz, A Field Guide to Christian Nonviolence: Key Thinkers, Activists, and Movements for the Gospel of Peace David Kwon David DeCosse, Created Freedom under the Sign of the Cross: A Catholic Public Theology for the United States Matthew A. Shadle Christine Firer Hinze, Radical Sufficiency: Work, Livelihood, and a US Catholic Economic Ethic Mary M. Doyle Roche Kate Jackson-Meyer, Tragic Dilemmas in Christian Ethics Thomas Ryan Bradford E. Hinze, Confronting a Church in Controversy Federico Cinocca Richard Horsley, You Shall Not Bow Down and Serve Them: The Political Economic Projects of Jesus and Paul Najeeb T. Haddad Marc A. Pugliese and John Becker, Process Thought and Roman Catholicism: Challenges and Promises Simeiqi He
Author | : Jennifer J. Llewellyn |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0199364877 |
This book develops the twin concepts of restorative justice and reconciliation as frameworks for peacebuilding that contain great potential for addressing common dilemmas: peace versus justice, religious versus secular approaches, individual versus structural justice, reconciliation versus retribution, and the harmonization of the sheer multiplicity of practices involved in repairing past harms
Author | : M. Christian Green |
Publisher | : African Sun Media |
Total Pages | : 471 |
Release | : 2024-05-20 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 199126027X |
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.