by222pp., illus., maps, paperback, University of Notre Dame Press, Norte Dame, 2022
ISBN: 9780268202576
Winner of the Catholic Media Association Book Award: Gender Issues – Inclusion in the Church.
Emmanuel Katongole on what it means to be an African and a Christian in a continent often scarred by violence.
"Katongole compellingly demonstrates that African theologians and the church must revisit the conversation on identity and the contours of Christian conversion to reimagine solutions to the continent’s perennial ecological and political challenges." Reading Religion
“Emmanuel Katongole is quietly but beautifully introducing a new methodology for doing theology in Africa.” Stan Chu Ilo, author of A Poor and Merciful Church
Emmanuel Katongole is Professor of Theology and Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute, Keough School of Global Affairs, and Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame, and Extraordinary Professor of Theology and Ecclesiology at the University of Stellenbosch. His books include The Sacrifice of Africa: A political theology for Africa and Born from Lament: The theology and politics of hope in Africa.