Church and Civil Society in 21st Century Africa: Potentialities and Challenges Regarding Socio-Economic and Political Development with Particular Refe

ISBN-13: 9783631730119 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 447 str.

Sylvester Uche Ugwu

Opis

Using mainly literature-based methods, this work seeks to dig into the understanding of civil society from the ancient Aristotelian "polis" to its 21st century African idea. It discusses the place of the Church in relation to the social question.

Spis treści

Pre-Colonial Civil Society in Africa - Achievements of African Post-Colonial Civil Society -Challenges/Problems Facing Civil Society in Africa - Constitutional/Legal Framework for Nigerian Civil Society Activism - The Church's Self-Understanding as Part of Civil Society - Caritas as a Necessary Approach of the Church's Engagement in Civil Society - Main Tasks of the Church in its Civil Society Engagement - Partnership towards Requisite Manufacturing Infrastructure - Dialogue between Christianity and Islam. Hostile Confrontations between Ethnic and Religious Groups - Recommendations for the Resolution of Church/Civil Society Challenges - Prospects of an Effective Contribution of Church/Civil Society towards development

O autorze

Sylvester Uche Ugwu is a priest of the Diocese of Nsukka, Nigeria. He studied Philosophy and Theology at Bigard Seminary Enugu, affiliate Institute of the Pontifical Urban University, Rome. Thereafter, he worked in the Inter-Diocesan Major Seminary, Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu. He completed his Doctoral Program in Social Ethics as well as in Caritas Science at the University of Freiburg, Germany.