Tangaza Vision (Religious Life in Africa Today)
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Date
1999-05
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Tangaza University College
Abstract
Socrates,
a
philosopher,
said that
a life that
is not examined
is not worthy living.
For a number
of reasons,
religious
life needs to be
examined
and re-examined
in order to
hold its value
in
society.
lt is from this
premise
that
this
issue
of
the
Tangaza
Vision
found
its
theme
"Religious
life
in
Africa today".
Pastoral
ministries
have widened
their horizons
due to the dynamic
nature of society.
Fr. Taratara
who
is involved in
refugee ministry
in North
Western
Tanzania, reflects
on the situation
in the
camps.
The reflection
could be
stressing but
it
puts
us
into the context
in
which we' as religious
are operating,
Sr.
Kerber
challenges us to
live the
here and
now. With
papers
to submit.
sometimes at
the last minute,
lectures
to attend, apostolate
in
mind,
exams approaching
or,
for others.
papers
lo
mark, students to
tutor/supervise, schemes
of
work and lesson
plans
to
make it is
"understandable"
that
you
could
forget to be
here and
now. To learn to be
here and
now
calls
for
your
metaphysical identity
-
Who are
you?
Our
identity
as religious
is fundamentally
marked by the evangelical
vows we
pronounce
namely
chastity /celibacy,
obedience
and
poverty.
A
number
of articles
in this issue
are based in these
three
vows. You will notice that
there are more
articles on chastity/celibacy.
We have
purposely
published
all of them.
Perhaps
you
will discover
the reason
for so doing
after
going
through them.
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Keywords
Religion, Africa, Celibacy, vow of poverty, Apostolic Life, Living true love, women men