Picking up the pieces : the church and conflict resolution in South Africa and Rwanda / Samuel Cyuma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cyuma, Samuel.

Series:

Regnum studies in mission

Regum studies in mission

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict management--Religious aspects--Christianity--Africa.

Conflict management.

Conflict management--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Africa.

Genocide--Rwanda.

Genocide.

Rwanda.

Apartheid--South Africa.

Apartheid.

South Africa.

Physical Description:

xxi, 373 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Or. : Wipf and Stock Pub., 2012.

Summary:

In the last ten years of the 20th century, the world was twice confronted with unbelievable news from Africa. First, there was the end of Apartheid in South Africa. Who would have thought that such a change would be possible without bloodshed? But the miracle happened, due to responsible political and Church leaders and as a result of the unique processes organised through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission under the leadership of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The second unbelievable experience from Africa was of a rather different and awfully shocking nature: the mass killings in Rwanda. This event soon developed into a real genocide and created a wave of horror around the world. There, political and Church leaders had been unable to prevent this crime against humanity. Book jacket.

The cover background shows the Rwandan country side, with an inset photograph of a genocide survivor accusing a prisoner (wearing a pink shirt) during a gacaca hearing in February 2003 near Gikongoro, in southern Rwanda. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I: theoretical framework. General introduction

Conflict concepts and theory

Methods of reduction and resolution of conflicts

Conflict reconciliation: Christian perspectives

Part II: South Africa's case. Country context: formative attitude

TRC: findings from documentation and field interviews

Part III: Rwanda's case. Country context: formative attitude

Mediation and reconciliation: challenges to the church

Part IV: significance and application. Comparative approach to the cases of South Africa and Rwanda

Concluding summary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1620323362

9781620323366

OCLC:

815962462

Publisher Number:

99954610477