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Fostering Interreligious Encounters in Pluralist Societies

Author: SimonMary Asese A. Aihiokhai

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-05-03

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 3030178056

This book calls attention to ways of fostering dialogue among members of different religious traditions in an era of cultural and religious pluralism. To achieve this, the author analyzes the results of an ethnographic study of Ihievbe, a town in Midwestern Nigeria that is religiously pluralistic. Emphasis is given to hospitality and friendship—two key relational, cultural, philosophical, and theological virtues—as tools for constructing healthy interreligious dialogue that is relevant for our times. A critical study is done on the importance of these two dialogical virtues in the religious expressions of Roman Catholicism, Islam, and Ihievbe Traditional Religion. Preference for ethnographic studies is based on stressing the relevance of context in articulating useful practices of interreligious dialogue. Finally, the book articulates ways the fruits of interreligious dialogue can be celebrated in the liturgical rituals of each religion, especially the three religions that are addressed here.

FOSTERING INTERRELIGIOUS ENCOUNTERS IN PLURALIST SOCIETIES HOSPITALITY AND FRIENDSHIP.

Author: SIMONMARY ASESE A. AIHIOKHAI

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9783030178079

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Building Community through Hospitality

Author: Jessica A. Udall

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2024-06-04

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1666782556

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Loneliness plagues the West, and members of American Protestant churches are not immune. This book examines potential causes for the loneliness epidemic and considers biblical teaching and insights from a non-Western context—specifically Ethiopia—in search of antidotes and an alternative way of living that can lead to a greater sense of community and belonging for the generations to come. Ethiopia is a country known for its hospitality and has been deeply influenced by both Judaism and Christianity for many centuries, making it a fascinating example of what the ancient biblical practice of hospitality can look like in the present day. Based on a presupposition of the interconnected interdependence of all of life, the Ethiopian way of building community through hospitality goes beyond inviting friends to dinner on a weekend. It is a lifestyle of valuing connection with God and with others as his image bearers. Learning from this perspective has great potential to help American Christians cultivate connectedness and belonging in their congregations and wider communities.

Religion, Women of Color, and the Suffrage Movement

Author: SimonMary Asese A. Aihiokhai

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2024-04-08

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 1793627703

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The year 2020 marks the centenary of the passing of the 19th Amendment that allowed for women in the United States to vote. The strategic struggle of women demanding equal dignity and the right to vote in the United States helped to shed light on the systemic evils that have plagued the collective history of the country. Ideologies of racism, genderism, classism, and many more were and continue to be used to deny women their dignities both in the United States and in other parts of the world. This work sheds light on the intersectionality of religion, class, gender, philosophy, theology, and culture as they shape the experiences of women, especially women of color. A fundamental question that this volume aims to address is: What does it mean to be a woman of color in a world where systems of erasure dominate? The title of this volume is meant to showcase a deliberate engagement with the uncelebrated insights and perspectives of women of color in a world where systemic discrimination persists, and to articulate new strategies and paradigms for recognizing their contributions to the broader struggles for freedom and equity of women in our world.

Under the Palaver Tree

Author: Stan Chu Ilo

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2023-05-16

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 166674574X

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Doing theology Under the Palaver Tree, in honor of one of Africa’s foremost theologians, Elochukwu E. Uzukwu, is a momentous undertaking, which draws from the diverse African continent, her various peoples and rich natural resources. A down-to-earth God-talk that evokes the reign of God among us, the book is a theological treasure trove. The quality, depth, and range of the conversation partners in this volume represent a high-water mark of the best scholarship in Africa today on ecclesiology and the future of the African church and the world church. The authors, through dialoguing with multidisciplinary dimensions of theological thoughts, offer new language with which to engage foundational issues in theology, liturgical practices, communion and community, leadership and charism, the relationship between the local and universal church, and social engagement and cultural questions as well. In exploring the depth of this tome, with its methodological approaches in interpreting, understanding, and evaluating the changing faces of Christianity, scholars and theologians will be challenged to reflect on some of the most pressing current questions and issues facing the church in Africa and the world, in rebirthing the image of the people of God, and a synodal church under the iconic and symbolic African palaver tree.

Journal of Moral Theology, Volume 13, Issue 1

Author: M. Therese Lysaught

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2024-01-29

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13:

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Ad (Synodalem) Theologiam (Moralem) Promovendam M. Therese Lysaught ORIGINAL ARTICLES “And You, Africans: Who Do You Say Jesus Is?”: The Legacy of Laurenti Magesa for the Future of African Theology SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai A View from the Dunghill: Learning Forbearance in a Synodal Church Christopher McMahon Blade Runner’s Replicant Humanity: Self-Discovery and Moral Formation in a World of Simulation Jean-Pierre Fortin Afrofuturist Worlds: The Diseased Colonial Imagination and Christian Hope Adam Beyt Moral Exemplarism in the Key of Christ Noah Karger Power Literacy in Abuse Prevention Education: Lessons from the Field in the Catholic Safeguarding Response Cathy Melesky Dante, Mark A. Levand, and Karen Ross BOOK REVIEWS Andrew Blosser, The Ethics of Doing Nothing: Rest, Rituals, and the Modern World Keunwoo Kwon Erin M. Brigham and Mary Johnson, SNDdeN, eds., Women Engaging the Catholic Social Tradition: Solidarity toward the Common Good Sandie Cornish Charles C. Camosy, One Church: How to Rekindle Trust, Negotiate Difference, and Reclaim Catholic Unity Steven P. Millies Drew Christiansen, SJ, and Carole Sargent, eds., Forbidden: Receiving Pope Francis’s Condemnation of Nuclear Weapons Jacques Linder Stewart Clem, Lying and Truthfulness: A Thomistic Perspective James W. Stroud Daniel J. Fleming, James Keenan, SJ, and Hans Zollner, SJ, eds., Doing Theology and Theological Ethics in the Face of the Abuse Crisis Ramon Luzarraga Jennifer A. Herdt, Assuming Responsibility: Ecstatic Eudaimonism and the Call to Live Well Nicholas Ogle Mary Jo Iozzio, Disability Ethics and Preferential Justice: A Catholic Perspective J. Tyler Campbell James F. Keenan, SJ, A History of Catholic Theological Ethics Bernhard Bleyer D. Stephen Long, The Art of Cycling, Living, and Dying: Moral Theology from Everyday Life Jana Marguerite Bennett Eric Patterson and J. Daryl Charles, Just War and Christian Traditions Thomas Ryan

ICEHHA 2021

Author: Sebastianus Menggo

Publisher: European Alliance for Innovation

Published: 2021-08-27

Total Pages: 800

ISBN-13: 1631907018

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This book contains the proceedings of the First International Conference on Education, Humanities, Health, and Agriculture (ICEHHA 2021). Where held on 3rd-4th June 2021 in Ruteng, Flores, Indonesia. This conference was held by Universitas Katolik Indonsia Santu Paulus Ruteng. The papers from this conference were collected in a proceedings book entitled: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Education, Humanities, Health, and Agriculture (ICEHHA 2021). The presentation of such a multi-discipline conference will provide a lot of inspiring inputs and new knowledge on current trends in the fields of Education, Humanities, Health, and Agriculture. According to the argument, this conference will act as a valuable reference for numerous relevant research efforts in the future. The committee recognizes that the smoothness and success of this conference cannot be separated from the cooperation of numerous stakeholders. As such, we like to offer our profound gratitude to the distinguished keynote speaker, keynote speakers, invited speaker, paper presenters, and participants for their enthusiastic support of joining the First International Conference on Education, Humanities, Health, and Agriculture. We are convinced that the contents of the study from various papers are not only encouraged productive discussion among presenters and participants but also inspire further research in the respected field. We are greatly grateful for your willingness to join and share your knowledge and expertise at our conference. Your input was essential in ensuring the success of our conference. Finally, we hope that this conference will serve as a forum for learning in building togetherness, especially for academic networks and the realization of a meaningful academic atmosphere for the development of digital literacy in various fields of life. Thus, we hope to see you all at the second ICEHHA.

African Women and the Shame and Pain of Infertility

Author: Damasus C. Okoro

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2020-06-24

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 1725265702

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In African Women and the Shame and Pain of Infertility: An Ethico-Cultural Study of Christian Response to Childlessness among the Igbo People of West Africa, Okoro discusses the shipwreck that is associated with infertility in marriage in Africa. Within this space, childlessness places a big question mark on a woman’s femininity and the self-esteem of the man. The stigma of infertility most often leads to social isolation and humiliation, particularly of married women, even when the source of infertility may not have come from them. Unfortunately, this situation goes against the highly valued Igbo ethical principle of onye aghala nwanne ya, meaning “no kith or kin should be left behind.” Therefore, the purpose of the book is to help married people in Igbo land and Africa at large to appropriate this indigenous principle in their response to the problem of infertility. To attain this, the author critically evaluates discrimination and oppression of infertile couples, particularly women, and shedding light on the paradoxes found in Igbo cultural expressions. He employs a constructive, ethical, cultural, religious, contextual, and theological approach that explores important Igbo religious paradigms like Chi (an Igbo religio-cultural understanding of personal destiny) and Ani (the feminine deity in-charge of the land and fertility) to argue the case for the liberation and integration of infertile couples.