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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821243503321

Autore

Nyenyembe Jordan <1959->

Titolo

Security for the Pope : In a Violent and Rebellious World / / Jordan Nyenyembe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Oxford, Eng.] : , : Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective, , 2012

Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2013

©2012

ISBN

9956-790-14-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 p.)

Disciplina

262/.13

Soggetti

Public safety

Popes - Assassination attempts

Papacy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-172) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Are You Afraid of an Assassination Attempt? -- 2. In the Shoes of the Fisherman -- 3. Targeting Popes -- 4. Like a Lamb led to Slaughter -- 5. Universal Pastor in Pope Mobile -- 6. Head of State Not like Others -- 7. Global Youth Shockwaves -- 8. Moral Pitfall of Nation States -- Concluding Reflections -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Security issue has emerged in workshops and seminars as one of the pertinent themes of today. Global security is at stake as terror networks fuel hate and intolerance against the Christian minority. The Roman Catholic Church is subjected to threats by some radical section of Muslims, and fundamentalists from Pentecostal sects. Some Church ministers including popes have been targeted and attacked. Given such a situation; the security of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church is an urgent theme for reflection in response to the concrete situations facing the Church. Security issue cannot be trea