The Sacrifice of Africa: A Political Theology for Africa

Emmauel Katongole is a Catholic priest from Uganda, born in 1960, who lived through the reign of Idi Amin and has seen the postcolonial struggles of his home country and its sub-Saharan neighbors -- Rwanda, the Congo, Zimbabwe, Liberia, and others -- up close and personal.

Looking at this region, ravaged by war, corruption, terror, genocide, and disease, Katongole wonders at length what difference Christianity makes -- or could make -- in numerous African nation-states. The Sacrifice of Africa argues that in the face of Africa's social, political, and economic turmoil, a new future truly is possible, and displays how such a new future, inspired by Christian faith, looks.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 12/16/2010
ISBN: 9780802862686
Pages: 203
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.97h x 6.12w x 0.63d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/18/2010
Choice 07/01/2011