Law Religion And Reconciliation In Africa
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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.
Author | : M. Christian Green |
Publisher | : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA |
Total Pages | : 460 |
Release | : 2019-05-19 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1928314597 |
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 | : M Christian Green |
Publisher | : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2018-05-16 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1928314422 |
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 | : Marius J. Nel |
Publisher | : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 2020-04-07 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1928480535 |
What might reconciliation and forgiveness mean in relation to various forms of personal, structural, and historical violence across the African continent? This volume of essays seeks to engage these complex, and contested, ethical issues from three different disciplinary perspectives – Biblical Studies, Systematic Theology and Practical Theology. Each of the authors reflects on aspects of reconciliation, forgiveness and violence from within their respective African contexts. They do so by employing the tools and resources of their respective disciplines. The end result is a rich and textured set of interdisciplinary theological insights that will help the reader to navigate these issues with a greater measure of understanding and a broader perspective than what a single approach might offer. What is particularly encouraging is that the chapters represent research from established scholars in their fields, recent PhD graduates, and current PhD students. This is the first book to be published under the auspices of the Unit for Reconciliation and Justice in the Beyers Naudé Centre for Public Theology.
Author | : Pieter Coertzen |
Publisher | : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 2015-05-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1919985638 |
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 | : Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator |
Publisher | : Orbis Books |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 2015-02-19 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1608331016 |
This title addresses the theme of the Second African Synod -'Reconciliation, Justice, and Peace' - in the wider context of globalization, inculturation, post-modernity, and pertinent socio-economic and political factors that shape the contemporary church and society in Africa.
Author | : Emperor Thembu 2nd Votani Majola |
Publisher | : Anchor Academic Publishing |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 2015-11-12 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 3954898934 |
This paper examines the role that has been played by religion in South Africa to promote the spirit of peace and reconciliation in the post-apartheid state.
Author | : Charles Villa-Vicencio |
Publisher | : Georgetown University Press |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2009-09-30 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1589018834 |
Effective peace agreements are rarely accomplished by idealists. The process of moving from situations of entrenched oppression, armed conflict, open warfare, and mass atrocities toward peace and reconciliation requires a series of small steps and compromises to open the way for the kind of dialogue and negotiation that make political stability, the beginning of democracy, and the rule of law a possibility. For over forty years, Charles Villa-Vicencio has been on the front lines of Africa's battle for racial equality. In Walk with Us and Listen, he argues that reconciliation needs honest talk to promote trust building and enable former enemies and adversaries to explore joint solutions to the cause of their conflicts. He offers a critical assessment of the South African experiment in transitional justice as captured in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and considers the influence of ubuntu, in which individuals are defined by their relationships, and other traditional African models of reconciliation. Political reconciliation is offered as a cautious model against which transitional politics needs to be measured. Villa-Vicencio challenges those who stress the obligation to prosecute those allegedly guilty of gross violation of human rights, replacing this call with the need for more complementarity between the International Criminal Court and African mechanisms to achieve the greater goals of justice and peace building.
Author | : Laurenti Magesa |
Publisher | : Action Publishers |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Africa, Sub-Saharan |
ISBN | : |
"The contributors creatively explore the theme of 'democracy', noting its openness to a wide variety of meanings and interpretations. The book lucidly documents the fact that although in practice 'democracy' may not be perfect or easily attainable, its tenets are worth promoting in every society and nation everywhere. The Church has a responsibility to engage itself in this endeavour, beginning with itself and radiating its exemplary teaching and action throughout the rest of society. Appreciating the role of the Church as an agent of reconciliation, the book urges for the enhancement of that role in every nation. The book extends the challenge to Africans in general, and theologians in particular, to critically reflect on the democratization and reconciliation processes in their respective nations, in order to facilitate a meeting of minds concerning the destiny of Africa."--
Author | : David W. Shenk |
Publisher | : Uzima Publishing House |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Africa |
ISBN | : 9789966855459 |