The Genocide against the Tutsi, and the Rwandan Churches
Between Grief and Denial
1st Edition
Published on 18. February 2022
358 pages
978-1-80010-380-1 (ISBN)
Description
Pioneering study of the role of the Christian churches in the Rwandan genocide of the Tutsi; a key work for historians, memory studies scholars, religion scholars and Africanists.
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Denis Philippe:
Philippe Denis is Senior Professor in History of Christianity at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He is the founder and presently a Board member of the Sinomlando Centre for Oral History and Memory Work in Africa and an associate member of the Royal Academy of Belgium.
Philippe Denis is Senior Professor in History of Christianity at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He is the founder and presently a Board member of the Sinomlando Centre for Oral History and Memory Work in Africa and an associate member of the Royal Academy of Belgium.
Content
Introduction
The burden of the past
The run-up to the genocide
Religion in the midst of the genocide
The Catholic Church in the aftermath of the genocide
The Presbyterian Church's confession of guilt
The Missionaries of Africa's response to the genocide
Church and state relations after the genocide
A case of two narratives: Gabriel Maindron, a hero made and unmade
Remembering 1994 in Congo-Nil
The quest for forgiveness and reconciliation
Conclusion
The burden of the past
The run-up to the genocide
Religion in the midst of the genocide
The Catholic Church in the aftermath of the genocide
The Presbyterian Church's confession of guilt
The Missionaries of Africa's response to the genocide
Church and state relations after the genocide
A case of two narratives: Gabriel Maindron, a hero made and unmade
Remembering 1994 in Congo-Nil
The quest for forgiveness and reconciliation
Conclusion
