Towards an African Christian Job

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dc.contributor.authorAmmoti, Mungereza
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-02T08:06:15Z
dc.date.available2018-11-02T08:06:15Z
dc.date.issued1996-02-21
dc.description.abstractSince the third phase of Africa's systematic evangelization begun in the nineteenth century,a lot of work has been done by missionaries and promoters of the African mission. However we must point out that much emphasis was put on Sacramentalization other than in depth evangelization. And so we have ended up with massts of nominal Christians baptised but not efficiently evangelised. On the other hand,Africa is experiencing many and diverse problems,famine,drought,ethnic conflicts,economic dependence,political turmoil,disease and solutions do not appear on the horizon. Many of the Baptised Christians,having failed to find answers of their struggle and suffering,slide back to their traditional beliefs which apparently seem to offer some help and consolation. As a missionary,having grown up among my people,the Batagwenda,1 have shared in their struggles of life in situations of suffering. In my theological training,' was amazed to discover that Job of the Old Testament was as well struggling with his own suffering but does not seem to offer us a meaningful answer. It is clear to me that many people in Africa can identify themselves with Job of the Old Testament. As Job needed Christ to give him a meaningful answer to his sufferings,my people also and indeed many Africans should look up to Jesus to give them meaningful consolation in their sufferings. As Missionaries,' started asking myself during my theological training what we could offer to the majority of the people suffering in Africa. Which consolation do we give and how do we preach to them? Many have been confused by the traditional beliefs and now how do we correct them and how do we bring them back to the faith?. This paper is a long reflection on the whole question of suffering. My conviction is that even amidst suffering,we are able to remain faithfill to our faith. However this does not mean that we passively suffer,but where possible we should denounce situations that bring suffering and always actively promote life.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12342/341
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTangaza University Collegeen_US
dc.subjectAfrican Joben_US
dc.subjectChristianityen_US
dc.subjectSuffering among the Batagwendaen_US
dc.subjectJob and the Batagwendaen_US
dc.subjectGod's Challenges to Joben_US
dc.subjectThe Suffering of the Innocenten_US
dc.subjectBiblical Background for Job's Problemen_US
dc.titleTowards an African Christian Joben_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
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