Emmanuel Katongole is associate research professor of theology and world Christianity at Duke Divinity School, founding codirector of the Duke Center for Reconciliation, and a Catholic priest of the Kampala Archdiocese in Uganda.
"Drawn from the wells of Emmanuel Katongole's faith and faith on
the ground, The Sacrifice of Africa is a work of singular
importance and power. Its insights and implications are prophetic
and compelling. One of the most visionary theologians of our day,
Katongole helps the whole church see itself in a new way. This is
the theology we need -- and indeed must have."
-- Mark R. Gornik
City Seminary of New York "The colonized countries of Africa gained
independence only to fall into crisis and instability. Sometimes
churches are the only viable, if inadequate, social institutions
left to shoulder the burden of society. Yet the nation-state as the
successor of the colonial state has stood in the way of the
development aspirations of Africans. Katongole confronts this issue
in a direct way. His reflections call on the churches to commit to
action to change the situation and give people hope in a future
that has looked increasingly bleak. The demands of the moment
require the sacrifice of the churches on behalf of Africa's
long-suffering peoples. This book is a valuable installment in that
cause."
-- Lamin Sanneh
Yale University
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