The Healing of Memories - African Christian Responses to Politically Induced Trauma (Hardcover)

Africa has seen many political crises ranging from violent political ideologies, to meticulous articulated racist governance system, to ethnic clashes resulting in genocide and religious conflicts that have planted the seed of mutual suspicion.The masses impacted by such crises live with the past that has not passed. The Healing of Memories: African Christian Responses to Politically Induced Trauma examines Christian responses to the damaging impact of conflict on the collective memory. Troubled memory is a recipe for another cycle of conflict. While most academic works tend to stress forgiving and forgetting, they did not offer much as to how to deal with the unforgettable past. This book aims to fill this gap by charting an interdisciplinary approach to healing the corrosive memories of painful pasts. Taking a cue from the empirical expositions of post-apartheid South Africa, post-genocide Rwanda, the Congo Wars, and post-Red Terror Ethiopia, this volume brings together coherent healing approaches to deal with traumatic memory.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2018
Editors:	Mohammed Girma
Foreword by:	Rt Hon. Lord Paul Boateng
Contributors:	Mohammed Girma • Afe Adogame • Piet Meiring • Timothy Longman • Theodros Assefa • Emmanuel Katongole • Musa Dube • Thaddeus Metz
Dimensions:	228 x 162 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-7263-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity Books > Christianity > Christian life & practice Promotions
LSN:	1-4985-7263-4
Barcode:	9781498572637

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