Description
Amidst a catastrophic civil war that began in 1983 and ended in 2005, many Dinka people in Sudan repudiated their inherited religious beliefs and embraced a vibrant Anglican faith. Christianity and Catastrophe in South Sudan chronicles the emergence of this grassroots religious movement, arguing that Christianity offered the Dinka new resources that allowed them to cope with a rapidly changing world and provided answers to the spiritual questions that war raised.
Christianity and Catastrophe in South Sudan is rooted in extensive fieldwork in South Sudan, complemented by research in the archives of South Sudanese churches and international humanitarian organizations. The result is a detailed profile of what Christianity means to a society in the middle of intense crisis and trauma, with a particular focus on the roles of young people and women, and the ways in which the arrival of a new faith transformed existing religious traditions.
Christianity and Catastrophe in South Sudan stakes out a new field of inquiry in African Christianity. Jesse Zink has written a must-read for all interested in the ongoing crises in Africa and, in particular, the vexed relationship between violence and religion.
About the Author
Jesse A. Zink is an Anglican priest and principal of Montreal Diocesan Theological College in Montreal, Quebec. Previously, he was director of the Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide in Cambridge, UK. He is the author of three previous books about Anglicanism and the world church, including Backpacking through the Anglican Communion.
Reviews
...Zink looks at how a classical missionary organization, the Church Missionary Society (CMS) of the Anglican Church, allowed local Dinka Christian leaders, including both men and women, to oversee, guide, and consolidate the conversion process. This is a well-documented, well-told story of an important recent development in Christian history, and it will be appreciated by anyone interested in African Christianity or world Christianity more generally. -- Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9781481308229
Author Jesse A. Zink
Format Hardback
Page Count 285
Imprint Baylor University Press
Publisher Baylor University Press
Christianity and Catastrophe in South Sudan is rooted in extensive fieldwork in South Sudan, complemented by research in the archives of South Sudanese churches and international humanitarian organizations. The result is a detailed profile of what Christianity means to a society in the middle of intense crisis and trauma, with a particular focus on the roles of young people and women, and the ways in which the arrival of a new faith transformed existing religious traditions.
Christianity and Catastrophe in South Sudan stakes out a new field of inquiry in African Christianity. Jesse Zink has written a must-read for all interested in the ongoing crises in Africa and, in particular, the vexed relationship between violence and religion.
About the Author
Jesse A. Zink is an Anglican priest and principal of Montreal Diocesan Theological College in Montreal, Quebec. Previously, he was director of the Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide in Cambridge, UK. He is the author of three previous books about Anglicanism and the world church, including Backpacking through the Anglican Communion.
Reviews
...Zink looks at how a classical missionary organization, the Church Missionary Society (CMS) of the Anglican Church, allowed local Dinka Christian leaders, including both men and women, to oversee, guide, and consolidate the conversion process. This is a well-documented, well-told story of an important recent development in Christian history, and it will be appreciated by anyone interested in African Christianity or world Christianity more generally. -- Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9781481308229
Author Jesse A. Zink
Format Hardback
Page Count 285
Imprint Baylor University Press
Publisher Baylor University Press
