African Catholic priests : confronting an identity problem / / Jordan Nyenyembe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910965678503321
• Autore: Nyenyembe Jordan <1959->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bamenda, : Langaa RPCIG, c2011
• ISBN: 9786613004949; 9781283004947; 1283004941; 9789956579860; 9956579866; 9789956579846; 995657984X; 9789956578702; 9956578703
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.6
• Soggetti: Priests - Africa; Catholics - Non-Catholic countries
• 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. 161-165).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgement; Introduction; PART ONE - PRIESTS ON CHURCH TOWER; Chapter One - Royals without Royal Privileges; ""King of the Jews"" - the Priests' Connection; Misconceptions regarding King Imagery; Thinking David - King of the Heart; Jesus Christ Rules from the Cross; Not Super Stars but Down to Earth Pastors; Chapter Two - Fathers in Fatherless Society; Call No One a Father; God as ""Retired"" Father; Parental Fatherhood Denied; Church as Family of God: Death of Clericalism; Chapter Three - Spiritual Guides to Dispirited FlockPromoters of the Spirituality of Joy; Animators of Liberty of the Spirit; Facilitating Christian Wisdom under the Tree; PART TWO - PRIESTS IN ""CATACOMBS""; Chapter Four - Prophets in Hostile Politics; Prophets in the Bible; Confess that You Do Politics; Avoid Partisan Politics; ""Do not ; kill Our Prophets"": Appeal to ""Watchdog Catholics""; Chapter Five - Servants to People who Hate Servitude; From Cultic Function to Ministry based on Service; Service Ministry-Swiming against Current; Leaders Wrapped with Towel; Chapter Six - Concluding Reflections: Can Priests learn from Priests of African ""Traditional"" Religions?Bibliography; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a timely book on the contemporary African priesthood. Just as in other parts of the globe, the African priesthood currently faces a serious crisis of identity. The unfolding crisis puts stress on the clerics and augments the tension with lay people. The model of the Church-as-Family of God opted for by the Church in Africa is a new milestone that puts pressure on Catholic priests to define their role in the new context. The identity and image of priests need to be specified as lay ministries render the Church active from the grassroots. Reflection about the ministry of the clergy in Af