ACI Africa Archives | Contending Modernities

Methods of Theological Engagement in Who are My People?: A Response to Critical Questions

Emmanuel Katongole
May 23, 2023May 24, 2023

I work with the assumption that the logic of the cross transforms both power and justice, both justice and mercy, into the reconciling love of God.

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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.

Excess of Love in the “Oasis of Peace”

Emmanuel Katongole
August 17, 2018August 17, 2018

Right here in the midst of exile and displacement out of Burundi’s violence, an oasis of peace at a time of desolation, joy in the midst of loss and hatred, a banquet of good food, wine, music, and dance—a celebration of the victory of love over hatred.

Côte d’Ivoire’s Working Definition of Gender Empowers and Excludes

Ludovic Lado
July 24, 2018July 26, 2018

Although Côte d’Ivoire embraces gender equality concerns, the state concept of gender does not include the LGBTQ community and focuses mainly on closing the gender gap between men and women.

On the Theologico-Theatrical: Explaining the Convergence of Pentecostalism and Popular Culture in Nigeria

Ebenezer Obadare
July 10, 2018July 10, 2018

Assurances of salvation may no longer be enough for Nigerian Pentecostalism, where the propulsive energy of Fuji music and commercial imperatives contribute to entangling religion and entertainment.

The Dangerous Hope of Visceral Lament: A Response to Lynch, Ocobock, Cavanaugh and Maluleke

Series: Born from Lament

Emmanuel Katongole
August 31, 2017August 31, 2017

What the portraits of Born from Lament reveal is a theology and through that theology the possibility of a non-violent politics of solidarity and compassion born out of the deep experience of suffering in the world.

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?