Race & Ethnicity
Christian-Muslim Conflicts and Interfaith Bridge-Building Efforts in Nigeria
Matthews Ojo, Folaranmi Lateju Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Religious fundamentalism among Christians and Muslims noticeably emerged in Nigeria during the 1970s. Most of Nigeria's interreligious forums have responded to religious conflict only after it has escalated into violence. [FREE]
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Political Violence in Kenya and Local Churches’ Responses: The Case of the 2007 Post-Election Crisis
Philomena Njeri Mwaura, Constansia Mumma Martinon Wednesday, 9 June 2010
As Kenyan society recovers from the 2007 post-election violence, the Church is still perceived as the national institution capable of transcending ethnic boundaries, seeking reconciliation, and developing long term solutions.
Church Responses to the Crisis in Zimbabwe
David Kaulemu Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Zimbabwean Christians have responded to the country's crisis in various ways, including: avoiding political engagement, moral indifference, aggression and hostility, and prophetic engagement.
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Churches and Political Reconciliation in Post-Apartheid Namibia
Nico Horn Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Following Namibia's independence in 1990, racial politics divided the churches. The dominant white churches supported the government and black churches largely supported the South West Africa People's Organization.
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Postures of Social Engagement: Reflections on Christianity after Rwanda’s Genocide
Emmanuel Katongole, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Christians have responded in three main ways to the Rwandan genocide. These postures achieved some good but were insufficient to radically alter the direction of the story that led to the 1994 genocide. [FREE]
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Kenyan Challenges for a Prophetic and Vigilant Church
Elias Opongo Wednesday, 9 June 2010
The Kenyan Church needs to be prophetic, guiding believers on the path of peace, reconciliation, and justice; vigilant, analyzing social trends and advocating for social transformation; and intrusive, participating in the various processes responsible for social wellbeing.
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Seven Stories of Rwandan Reconciliation
Stephanie Wheatley Wednesday, 9 June 2010
A review of Catherine Claire Larson, As We Forgive: Stories of Reconciliation from Rwanda (Zondervan, 2009).
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The Myth of the Non-Political Church
Amy Patterson Wednesday, 9 June 2010
A review of Timothy Longman, Christianity and Genocide in Rwanda (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009).
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The Possibility of Forgiveness in International and Internecine Conflict
Greg Moore Wednesday, 17 September 2008
The nature of our times demands that we give careful consideration to the possibility of, and special difficulties in, forgiveness in international and internecine conflicts.
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Middle East Affairs and Black Church Worldviews
Chuck Singleton Saturday, 1 March 2008
The Middle East may seem a distant place with little influence on the African-American church, but the reality is that it is dividing African-American communities of faith as surely as it is dividing Republicans and Democrats.
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