The color of the skin doesn't matter : a missioner's tale of faith and politics in Africa / Janice McLaughlin, MM.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLaughlin, Janice, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

McLaughlin, Janice--Biography.

McLaughlin, Janice.

Maryknoll Sisters--Biography.

Maryknoll Sisters.

Catholic Church--Africa--History--20th century.

Catholic Church.

Missionaries--Africa.

Missionaries.

Catholic Church--History--20th century.

Africa.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 235 pages, 20 pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), portraits ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

[Harare, ] : Weaver Press, [2021]

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. What's in a name: tracing my roots

3. A dream come true: the long road to Africa

4. The novitiate: a training ground for mission.

5. Exposure to mission in practice

6. Follow the yellow brick road: the way to Kenya

7. Karibuni : a Kenyan welcome

8. On the front-line in war-torn Rhodesia

9. The best retreat: imprisonment and deportation

10. A bittersweet homecoming

11. In the belly of the beast: the Washington Office

12. A luta continua: with refugees in Mozambique

13. The diplomatic front: Lancaster House

14. Transition to an independent Zimbabwe

15. Strengthening links with Mozambique

16. Opposing visions of the church

17. ZIMOFA: neighbors to neighbors

18. Going home to a free Zimbabwe

19. Building a new Zimbabwe

20. A cold reception: the Zimbabwe project

21. New schools for a new Zimbabwe: ZIMFEP

22. With the people: Tafara township

23. Disillusion sets in

24. 'Knocks on the door': Silveira House

25. Losing my freedom: congregational leadership

26. You don't understand: my sister's sickness and death

27. The road less travelled.

ISBN:

9781779224033

1779224036

OCLC:

1261879433