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The dialectics of transformation in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Elias Kifon Bongmba
| The dialectics of transformation in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Elias Kifon Bongmba |
| Autore | Bongmba Elias Kifon <1953-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2006.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (X, 310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.4/096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Political corruption - Africa
Postcolonialism - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-36597-1
9786611365974 1-4039-8458-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450870103321 |
Bongmba Elias Kifon <1953->
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| New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The dialectics of transformation in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Elias Kifon Bongmba
| The dialectics of transformation in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Elias Kifon Bongmba |
| Autore | Bongmba Elias Kifon <1953-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2006.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (X, 310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.4/096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Political corruption - Africa
Postcolonialism - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-281-36597-1
9786611365974 1-4039-8458-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784155003321 |
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Bongmba Elias Kifon <1953->
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| New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The dialectics of transformation in Africa / / Elias Kifon Bongmba
| The dialectics of transformation in Africa / / Elias Kifon Bongmba |
| Autore | Bongmba Elias Kifon <1953-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2006.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (X, 310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.4/096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Political corruption - Africa
Postcolonialism - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-281-36597-1
9786611365974 1-4039-8458-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
COVER -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 DEFINING THE HUMAN CRISIS IN AFRICA -- The Privatization of Power -- The Pauperization of the State -- The Prodigalization of the State -- The Proliferation of Violence -- CHAPTER 2 THE GENESIS OF THE AFRICAN CRISIS: THE MANIFESTATION OF A POLITICAL WILL -- Mamdani on Citizen and Subject -- Independence Opened a Space for Change -- Outworking of Political Will: Ahidjo's Political Philosophy in Cameroon -- The Single Party as a Mechanism of Political Totality -- Totality Over Subjects -- CHAPTER 3 RECOVERY IDEAS I: ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENTS, DEMOCRACY, AND GOVERNANCE -- Structural Adjustment Program -- Hopeful Initiatives: The African Union and Nepad -- Democracy -- Theorizing Democracy for the Future -- The Church and Democracy in Africa -- Good Governance -- Governance Is a Social Praxis -- CHAPTER 4 RECOVERY IDEAS 2: CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE AFRICAN RENAISSANCE -- Civil Society -- Christian Churches and Faith-Based Organizations as Civil Society -- The African Renaissance -- Defining the Renaissance -- Debating the Renaissance -- The African Renaissance in Global Perspective -- CHAPTER 5 TOWARD AN INTERSUBJECTIVE POLITICAL COMMUNITY IN AFRICA -- Wimbum Articulations of Intersubjectivity -- Subjectivity and the Political Community -- The Ego and the Alter Ego in Intersubjective Phenomenology -- Beyond Husserl to Genuine Intersubjectivity -- Intersubjectivity and a New Political Ethics -- CHAPTER 6 RETHINKING GENDER RELATIONS: A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION -- African Women in Feminist and Gender Discourse -- African Widows: A Phenomenology of Eros -- The Erotic Is a Realm of Freedom -- CHAPTER 7 RETHINKING POWER IN AFRICA: RELIGIOUS AND THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES -- Religion and Society: Ambiguity and Promise -- Religion and Power in the Post-Patrimonial State.
Religion and the Possibility of Peacebuilding -- On Àse-Yoruba Perspectives on Power -- Theological Perspectives on Power -- Power is constitutive of being -- Power is derived from God -- Those who have political power must not use it for self-aggrandizement -- Power should be exercised in the light of human finitude -- Power should be tempered with the spirit of Christ -- Political power should be used to empower people -- Power should be used to strengthen intersubjective relations -- Leaders should use their power to promote justice -- Political power should be employed to promote freedom -- The dynamics of power requires a new theology of the future -- CONCLUSION: BEYOND PESSIMISM TO OPTIMISM: IN LOVE WITH AFRICA -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811068903321 |
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Bongmba Elias Kifon <1953->
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| New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Facing a pandemic [[electronic resource] ] : the African church and the crisis of HIV/AIDS / / Elias K. Bongmba
| Facing a pandemic [[electronic resource] ] : the African church and the crisis of HIV/AIDS / / Elias K. Bongmba |
| Autore | Bongmba Elias Kifon <1953-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Waco, Tex., : Baylor University Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.196/97920096 |
| Soggetto topico |
AIDS (Disease) - Africa
HIV infections - Africa AIDS (Disease) - Africa - Religious aspects - Christianity HIV infections - Africa - Religious aspects - Christianity |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-83970-8
9786610839704 1-4356-5761-6 1-60258-027-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454435603321 |
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Bongmba Elias Kifon <1953->
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| Waco, Tex., : Baylor University Press, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Facing a pandemic [[electronic resource] ] : the African church and the crisis of HIV/AIDS / / Elias K. Bongmba
| Facing a pandemic [[electronic resource] ] : the African church and the crisis of HIV/AIDS / / Elias K. Bongmba |
| Autore | Bongmba Elias Kifon <1953-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Waco, Tex., : Baylor University Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.196/97920096 |
| Soggetto topico |
AIDS (Disease) - Africa
HIV infections - Africa AIDS (Disease) - Africa - Religious aspects - Christianity HIV infections - Africa - Religious aspects - Christianity |
| ISBN |
1-280-83970-8
9786610839704 1-4356-5761-6 1-60258-027-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782146703321 |
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Bongmba Elias Kifon <1953->
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| Waco, Tex., : Baylor University Press, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Facing a pandemic : the African church and the crisis of HIV/AIDS / / Elias K. Bongmba
| Facing a pandemic : the African church and the crisis of HIV/AIDS / / Elias K. Bongmba |
| Autore | Bongmba Elias Kifon <1953-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Waco, Tex., : Baylor University Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.196/97920096 |
| Soggetto topico |
AIDS (Disease) - Africa
HIV infections - Africa AIDS (Disease) - Africa - Religious aspects - Christianity HIV infections - Africa - Religious aspects - Christianity |
| ISBN |
1-280-83970-8
9786610839704 1-4356-5761-6 1-60258-027-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Ch. 1: Background to HIV/AIDS in Africa -- Ch. 2: The Imago Dei and its Implications for HIV/AIDS -- Ch. 3: HIV/AIDS and Human Virtues -- Ch. 4: The Imago Dei Invites a Bold Community Praxis -- Ch. 5: The Church, Globalization and HIV/AIDS -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910806226003321 |
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Bongmba Elias Kifon <1953->
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| Waco, Tex., : Baylor University Press, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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