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Born from lament : the theology and politics of hope in Africa / Emmanuel Katongole.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids: W. B. Eerdmans, 2017Description: xx, 294 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0802874347 (pbk.)
  • 9780802874344 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 230.096 23
Contents:
Introduction: On arguing and wrestling with God in Africa -- Part one: A hope-less continent?. The possibility and the nature of hope in Africa ; The need and urgency of a theology of hope -- Part two: Soundscapes of lament. The strange gift of the discipline of lament ; The threefold gift of cultural expressions of lament -- Part three: The God of lament. The Psalms of lament and the silence of God ; The saving power of "Christ crucified" -- Part four: The peace of lament. The peace-building dimensions of prophetic lament ; Christopher Munzihirwa and the politics of nonviolent love ; The costly loss of lament -- Part five: The politics of lament. Rachel's cry in the gospel of Matthew ; David Kasali and the Université Chrétienne Bilingue du Congo in Beni -- Maggy Barankitse and the politics of forgiveness in Burundi -- Refusing to be consoled for the death of the martyrs --- Conclusion: "Une herbe qui brûle" (the grass that burns).
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction: On arguing and wrestling with God in Africa -- Part one: A hope-less continent?. The possibility and the nature of hope in Africa ; The need and urgency of a theology of hope -- Part two: Soundscapes of lament. The strange gift of the discipline of lament ; The threefold gift of cultural expressions of lament -- Part three: The God of lament. The Psalms of lament and the silence of God ; The saving power of "Christ crucified" -- Part four: The peace of lament. The peace-building dimensions of prophetic lament ; Christopher Munzihirwa and the politics of nonviolent love ; The costly loss of lament -- Part five: The politics of lament. Rachel's cry in the gospel of Matthew ; David Kasali and the Université Chrétienne Bilingue du Congo in Beni -- Maggy Barankitse and the politics of forgiveness in Burundi -- Refusing to be consoled for the death of the martyrs --- Conclusion: "Une herbe qui brûle" (the grass that burns).