Cecelia Lynch, Author at Contending Modernities

Christian and African Identities vis-à-vis Postcolonial Ecologies

Cecelia Lynch
May 3, 2023May 23, 2023

Identities are deeply imbricated and our “journeys” to the discovery and rediscovery of them take effort and sacrifice, but are the only way to renewal.

Response to Wrestling with God Symposium

Series: Symposium on Wrestling with God

Cecelia Lynch
August 19, 2021February 1, 2024

I am convinced (unsurprisingly for anyone who has read the book) that ethical wrestling is both crucial for any kind of meaningful life, and frequently tiring.

Layering Patterns of Authority

Dairou Bouba, Tatiana Fouda, Cecelia Lynch and Nadine Machikou
November 27, 2018December 17, 2018

Any discussion of patterns and practices of authority within communities in Cameroon must take into account the relations of authority, intended or unintended, between these communities and outside actors, especially with the state, the humanitarian world of nongovernmental organizations, and with members of our research team.

The Many Faces of Lament

Series: Born from Lament

Cecelia Lynch
August 3, 2017August 4, 2017

How do Christians who have experienced the indescribable love of God in their suffering, and from it draw out unfathomable hope, relate to those who also practice lament and seek hope, but are not Christian?

Religious Women Constructing Modernity in Cameroon

Cecelia Lynch and Tatiana Fouda
July 21, 2017

How do religious women in Cameroon navigate their faith vis-à-vis their communities and religious hierarchies?

What next after 11/9 for the U.S.? Reactions, and a plea for lessons and wisdom from our friends and colleagues in Africa

Cecelia Lynch and Cilas Kemedjio
November 15, 2016August 20, 2019

The CIHA blog calls for sharing of experiences, wisdom, emotional and action-oriented responses to the recent election. Read the full article »

The Popular Casuistry of Religious Humanitarians: Christian and Islamic Ethics in Action

Series: Cecelia Lynch Talk 2016

Cecelia Lynch
May 6, 2016August 14, 2019

Attention to “religion” in the work of humanitarians broadly-conceived (including both development and emergency relief actors) is on the rise, as is interrogating the reasons why humanitarians do what they do, and the role of religious actors in the broader “humanitarian international.” Read the full article »

Reconfiguring the Discourse of Power

Series: Slavica Jakelić 2016

Cecelia Lynch
April 18, 2016August 13, 2019

CECELIA LYNCH

In addition to admiration, Jakelic’s talk prompted two other reactions. First, I differ with her on the role of “power” — in particular, her desire to move “beyond the discourse of power,” and I question whether her activists move beyond it, too. Second, I would ask her to address in more detail the problems and possibilities of fluid boundaries between religious and secular categories and identities. Read the full article »

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