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When evil strikes : faith and the politics of human hostility / Sunday Bobai Agang ; foreword by Ronald J. Sider.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: African Christian studies series ; 10.Publication details: Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick, c2016.Description: xxix, 268 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781498235686
  • 1498235689
  • 9781498235662
  • 1498235662
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 170 23
LOC classification:
  • BJ1401 .A45 2016
Contents:
Part 1. Unmaking the truth. Whose view of human hostility matters? -- How evil entered the human race: the Bible and human history -- Why peace eludes Nigerians -- Religious fragility and failing symbiotic interactions -- Classical Christian approaches to violence -- Christian nonviolent just self-defense -- The contemporary quest for self-defense -- Part 2. Unmasking falsehood. The suffering servant in Isaiah and the African people -- Tribes, tribalism, and the Christian faith -- How to handle our destroyers -- Creative models of just peacemaking in Nigeria -- Part 3. Unmasking the mission of the church. The mission of the church distracted -- The church's missions and the public arena -- Restorative justice and insurgency -- Violence and Christian eschatology -- Conclusion.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Africana collection (General) Africana collection (General) AIU/NEGST - Tony Wilmot Memorial Library General Stacks General Circulation BJ 401.A45 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available T05682W3232
Africana collection (General) Africana collection (General) AIU/NEGST - Tony Wilmot Memorial Library General Stacks General Circulation BJ 1401.A45 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available R39292M3232

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-266)

Part 1. Unmaking the truth. Whose view of human hostility matters? -- How evil entered the human race: the Bible and human history -- Why peace eludes Nigerians -- Religious fragility and failing symbiotic interactions -- Classical Christian approaches to violence -- Christian nonviolent just self-defense -- The contemporary quest for self-defense -- Part 2. Unmasking falsehood. The suffering servant in Isaiah and the African people -- Tribes, tribalism, and the Christian faith -- How to handle our destroyers -- Creative models of just peacemaking in Nigeria -- Part 3. Unmasking the mission of the church. The mission of the church distracted -- The church's missions and the public arena -- Restorative justice and insurgency -- Violence and Christian eschatology -- Conclusion.

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