Bachelor of Arts in Theology

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    Inculturation of The Rites Of Passage Among the Ewe of Togo Case Study: Twins, Pastoral Quest
    (Tangaza University College, 2002-02) G. Vignidah, Aristide
    Working for reconciliation is one of the biggest challenges of the Church in her mission to the world, especially to Africa where wars, ethnic clashes and hatred have divided the continent and the peoples among themselves. It is a great task particularly for the Church of Cote d'Ivoire, which is facing the biggest treat of its existence since its independence in 1960. For forty years, Cote d'Ivoire enjoyed a stability that envied all the other countries of the west-African sub-region, faced with war and coups. Its economic success attracted people from neighbouring countries, and its main city Abidjan nicknamed, "la perle des lagunes „t because of its strong development, far ahead of all other capitals in the region, was the pride of the continent. However, since September 2002, after a foiled coup attempt, Cote d'Ivoire is divided between a rebel held North predominantly Moslem and a Government held South, predominantly Christian and animist. The causes of this war arc numerous, but the main point now is to know how to reach a lasting peace and reconcile the Ivorians with themselves. This is the big task of the Church today in that country. Being ourselves from Cote d'Ivoire, we know how much this war has affected the people of the country, who were used to peace and stability; we know the level of anger and frustration in the hearts of all, being Moslems or Christians. In fact, the Church is held between the anger of her Christians in their accusations, justified or not, towards Moslems of supporting the rebels, and her mission to proclaim Christ's teaching of love and of forgiveness towards the neighbour and even the enemy. She is also facing the anger of the Moslems in their accusations, justified or not, towards Christians of discriminating them. She has the duty to preach and work for justice. So our objective in choosing this topic is to bring out some suggestions that can help the country in its process of reconciliation. For we believe that a true reconciliation can be effective if it is done through forgiveness and love. And this we know, it is not something easy to achieve. So we will start by presenting the actual situation of the country. Presenting the socio-religious situation might help understand the political situation which follows, where after two years of war, the country is still divided into two. Presenting all these will help understand the dilemma of the Church. The second chapter, which is the biblical understanding of reconciliation, is an analysis of especially the New Testament references for reconciliation, forgiveness and love. We will refer to the teachings of Jesus and of Saint Paul that might help the Christians in their difficult mission of reconciliation. The last part, mission of reconciliation in Christ, is where we want to give our suggestions, adding them to what the local Magisterium is already trying to do. These are the pastoral challenges of the lvorian Church, and even though they are not easy, in Christ, the Church will succeed in her mission of reconciliation.
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    Healing and Anointing Among The Ewe of Southern Togo: A Pastoral Challenge
    (Tangaza University College., 2002-02) Fabien, Sognon
    Within any human society, the question of healing is a crucial one. Health is a major concern for all. The longing for healing has been a universal human desire. In Africa particularly, where people are very often exposed to all sorts of diseases, the search for cures is an important part of the struggle for survival. Sickness is thus seen as a threat to health. Naturally, people have developed different methods in fighting sickness. Western scientific medicine has made undoubted progress, which enables people to enjoy a longer average life expectation than in earlier times. kvidence of efforts to maintain health and to overcome diseases in order to prevent untimely death can be found in all cultures everywhere. The Ewe people of southern Togo have also developed different ways of fighting sickness. Among them, sickness is seen as an attack that disturbs the harmony between human beings, the cosmos and Clod. A person declares himself or hersLii. sick in relation to the representation that he or she has of health and this is largely a cultural matter. As Ugueux points out, there is a construction and a cultural representation of sickness as a social phenomenon.' The Sacrament of healing which also has its own structure according to the Catholic Church, does not follow the same process as found in the traditional setting. For Christians, this Sacrament is provided to strengthen the sick and bring them healing and forgiveness. Are Christians satisfied with the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick when they still have to bear in mind what the healing process involves for them in the traditional sense? flow can both processes be reconciled so that people do not feel lost when they have to go through the process of healing according to their Christian faith?