رقم التسجيلة
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3257
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نوع المادة
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book
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ردمك
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2825413887
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رقم الطلب
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BR1360.K63
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المؤلف
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Kobia, Samuel
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العنوان
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The courage to hope : the roots for a new vision and the calling of the church in Africa / Samuel Kobia
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بيانات النشر
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Geneva: WCC Publications, 2003.
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الوصف المادي
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xi, 218 p : 21 cm
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بيان السلسلة
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Risk book series
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ملاحظات
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-218)
I
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المحتويات / النص
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x PREFACE
1 1. INTRODUCTION
9 2. THE HOME OF HUMANITY
24 3. THE DILEMMA AND DREAMS OF PAN-RCANSM
51 4. MIGRATION OF THE EUROPEAN NATION-STA
IN AFRICA
69 5. THE CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE
92 6. HUMAN DIGNITY AND MODERNITY IN AF
118 7. RECONSTRUCTION AND RENAISSANCE
149 8. ECUMENICAL AND ETHICAL IMPERATIVES
173 9. TORMENTS OF DEATH AND REBIRTH OF THE SPIRIT
181 10. ECU-SPACE AND THE SANCTUARY OF LIE
195 11. FIGHTING POVERTY
214 BIBLIOGRAPHY
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المستخلص
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In this book, Samuel Kobia examines the reality and potential of life in contemporary Africa. He surveys the natural and historical legacies of Africa, "the primordial home of all humanity" that has nurtured a rich diversity of traditions, values and spirituality. He describes a moral universe predicated on a web connecting all life. He regrets that, in post-colonial Africa, life and hope have been diminished by the failure of spiritual liberation to keep pace with political emancipation. Addressing key contemporary issues and threats to the well-being of the world, Kobia calls for a transformation of human consciousness and community practices. Samuel Kobia was elected in August 2003 as the sixth general secretary of the World Council of Churches, succeeding Konrad Raiser at the beginning of 2004. A Methodist minister and former leader of the National Council of Churches in Kenya, Dr. Kobia served the WCC as director and special representative of the General Secretary for Africa when
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المواضيع
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Christianity - AfricaChurch and social problems - AfricaAfrica - Politics and government - 1960-Africa - Social conditions - 1960-
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الأسماء المرتبطة
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World Council of Churches
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