Synopsis: Transformation Through the Different Other is the story
of Faustin Ntamushobora's transformation through encounters with
people of different races, tribes, worldviews, and experiences, and
how God has used these experiences to transform his life into the
image of Christ. The root cause of racial and tribal problems is
not really the difference in color, but the human heart. However,
differences in race, tribe, and worldview could widen the gap in
people's hearts and cause more separation and strife. But the same
heart, if transformed by the "Great Other," can shape and sharpen
the heart of one's fellow human being. Ntamushobora acknowledges
that community is very important for our transformation. Diversity
in community, when developed with a sense of unity, can shape us
into vessels that glorify the Lord by pouring into and receiving
from those who are different from us. The book ends with practical
ways transformation through the other can become a reality, and an
invitation to believers to prepare themselves for the time when
every tongue, every tribe, and every race will stand together,
singing praises to the Lamb of God who was slain for the redemption
of every person from every nation. Endorsements: "From the horrors
of his story as a survivor of the genocide in Rwanda, Ntamushobora
provides an African perspective on issues of injustice, racism,
ethnic conflict, and violations of human rights. . . . He leads the
reader to think in fresh ways about what it means to love God and
love our neighbors as ourselves." --Sherwood Lingenfelter,
Professor and Provost Emeritus, Fuller Theological Seminary "In
this book Faustin shares much of his story and how God has used
people, very different from him, to transform his life. God wants
to do this for us too. As you read this book I am sure God will use
it to open your eyes so you can see and experience the
transformational impact others are having on you--for the glory of
God." --W. Matthew Reed Jr., Pastor of Missional and Adult
Ministries, Calvary Church "Faustin Ntamushobora, pastor, scholar,
and compelling storyteller, eloquently describes ubuntu theology,
centered in restorative justice based upon forgiveness. Sharing
heart-wrenching personal stories as a Rwandan genocide survivor, as
well as spiritual, intellectual, and cultural eurekas in the
discovery of the different other, the author unfolds the only salve
for the problem of the human heart: the transformative work of
Jesus Christ, healer and hope of the nations." --June Hetzel, Dean
of Education, Biola University "Today, discourses between Africa
and the rest of the world, particularly the West, haven't quite
sobered up. Such encounters, fueled by the problem of active
exclusion and rubbishing of each other's perspectives, often raise
their voices in blame-games and grandstanding. . . . Ntamushobora
introduces ubuntu not only as the distinguishing principle that
separates Africa from the rest of the world, but he also presents
it as the hermeneutic key to the question of race,
self-understanding of Africa, and a basis for contemplation of
transformation as something that happens through 'the different
other.'" --James Kombo, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs,
Daystar University Author Biography: Faustin Ntamushobora (PhD,
Biola University) is from Rwanda. He is President and CEO of
Transformational Leadership in Africa and serves as Adjunct
Professor at Biola University and International Leadership
University, Nairobi, Kenya. He is the author of From Trials to
Triumphs and several articles published in Evangelical Missions
Quarterly and Common Ground Journal.
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