Bachelor of Arts in Theology

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    Social Teaching Of The Church:A Survey On Disarmament And Nuclear Weapons (From " Pacem In Terris To" Centesimus Annus")
    (Tangaza University College, 2006) Nkurikiyinka, Francois-Xavier
    By its very nature, the church is missionary. The church continues the mission or the work of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit, according to the plan of God. Jesus sent his disciples into the world to continue his own saving mission. The church has indeed an apostolic mission of proclaiming and witnessing to the Kingdom of God as Jesus did. The church carries out this mission in different places and different situations of this world. This is why in her mission the church is always looking for a language adapted to different cultures and situations of people. How can the church preach the same Gospel to rich and poor people, educated and illiterate persons, sick and healthy people, oppressed people and their oppressors? How can the church accomplish effectively her mission in this changing world? It is indeed the mission of the church to bring the Good News of Salvation to all people all over the world. The Church's message must reach out to transform all aspects of human existence in this world. Thus, when the church is speaking up for social issues is not meddling in affairs, which it should not be dealing with. When the church is speaking up for the human dignity, human rights, peace, unity, human work, etc, it is always fulfilling her mission. Even though the ultimate end of the Church's mission is the eternal life, this mission has to do with temporal life as its way to eternal life. Consequently, the church should not remain silent on social issues, which are affecting the daily life of the people of God throughout the world. The church's mission is not limited to the spiritual dimension of life; it should reach and transform the whole human being, made of both spirit and matter. The Gospel itself on which the church's mission is based is about God becoming man to embrace all human realities. Created in God's image, the human being is called to reflect that image in his/her daily life. In fact, the church has been given the mission of safeguarding the transcendence of the human person. Being rooted in the very mystery of creation, the church's mission is a divine mission in its very nature. However, even though the church should be involved in different social issues due to her mission, it should always transcend every political or economic system because of the nature of her mission. Thus, to be involved in social issues is one thing and how the church should be involved is another one. Indeed, the church leaders have been intervening in different social issues from the early church. However, the official Catholic Social Teaching" dates from the Pope Leo XIII's encyclical letter "Rerum Novartun", issued in 1891. From Pope Leo XIII to the current Pope, Benedict XVI, the Catholic Social Teaching has developed very much. Today's world peace situation will be at the heart of this study. Peace is indeed among the very sensitive social issues of our modern world where the presence of different types of weapons remains the main source of violence, wars and different armed conflicts. The attacks of terrorists and the risk of nuclear war are increasing day after day. The proliferation of illicit small aims, light weapons and nuclear weapons has become a big threat to peace in this 21st century.
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    Reconciliation Process: A Concern Ministry for Southern Sudan.
    (Tangaza University College, 2000-03) Silvio, Francis OKeny
    We are living in a world, whereby the human person wants to be in charge of everything, including his/her own existence and destiny. He/she pays little or no attention to the Supreme Being in his/her life. Once human life is destroyed it cannot be repaired. Over the last fifteen years in Sudan conflict has reigned among the different ethnic groups. The current civil war in the country has put in them easy access to arms that are meant for the political struggle from the oppressive Islamic regime in Khartoum. The struggle to overcome the oppressive regime has diverted the energies of the individuals and communities from development issues to war activities. The goal they had at independence is not yet achieved. What is important is the task of reconstructing the divided society. This can only be done through reconciliation process among the Sudanese communities. This reconciliation process cannot happen immediately; rather, the process is painful and slow. Part of that difficulty is the weight of the past experience, a burden compounded by memories of conflict, betrayal and ethnic hatred. The lifting of those burdens can only be achieved through reconciliation. This has been the researcher's dream even inspiring him into this work. The research focus is on the traditional reconciliation values taking into consideration the Christian values by analysing and comparing them and trying to find out what may not have been a help to the Sudanese in their Christian lives. This undertaking helps us understand whether Christian initiation took its proper root among Africans in their response to Christians. Or could it be that most Africans have not really understood it as it portrays enmity and not unity. We are scandalized as Christians, following the massacres among Christians in South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Northern Uganda, Ethiopia and Eritrea among others. The research is divided according to the methodology recommended in SEE, JUDGE and ACT. Chapter One explains the motive, purpose and the objective of this full-scale project. It further explains the problem that motivated the researcher to carry out the research. In Chapter Two the writer reviews the problem in Sudan, the need of reconciliation process and some theological considerations. Chapter Three described the research location, the methodology used and how the data collection was carried out. Chapter Four explains the research data analysis, results, observation, suggestions, recommendations and comments. And lastly, the fifth chapter is the project proposal that is intended to solve ethnic and tribal conflict among the Sudanese.