Yale University Library Research Guides: African Christianity: Peace Studies

Theology and Peace

The Church and Reconstruction of Africa: Theological Considerations by J.N.K. Mugambi
Mirror to the Church: Resurrecting Faith after Genocide in Rwanda by Emmanuel Katongole; Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Reflects on the theological implications of the Rwandan genocide by an author whose story is intimately connected with the incident.
Reconciling All Things: A Christian Vision for Justice, Peace and Healing by Emmanuel Katongole; Chris Rice Puts forward a vision for reconciliation that is biblical, transformative, holistic and global. The authors draw on the resources of the Christian story, including their own individual experiences in Uganda and Mississippi, to bring solid, theological reflection to bear on the work of reconciling individuals, groups and societies.
Who Are My People?: Love, Violence, and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa by Emmanuel Katongole Explores the complex relationship between identity, violence, and Christianity in Africa.

Born from Lament: The Theology and Politics of Hope in Africa by Emmanuel Katongole Unpacks the theological and social dimensions of the practice of lament in Africa, and tells the stories of courageous Christian activists working for change in East Africa and invites readers to enter into lament along with them.
The Journey of Reconciliation: Groaning for a New Creation in Africa by Emmanuel Katongole A collection of essays by Ugandan priest and theologian Emmanuel Katongole that portrays different dimensions of what it means for Christians in Africa to receive the gift and invitation of reconciliation in the midst of the stubborn realities of war, poverty and violence.
Radical Reconciliation: Beyond Political Pietism and Christian Quietism by Allan Boesak; Curtiss Paul DeYoung In this book the authors a South African prominent in the struggle against apartheid, and a white U.S. theologian who has served in pastoral roles in multi-racial congregations offer a vision of reconciliation and social justice grounded in the biblical story and their own experience of activism.
Toward an African Theology of Fraternal Solidarity by Ikenna Ugochukwu Okafor; Kurt Appel (Foreword by) In this book, Ikenna Okafor tackles an interesting and timely topic and demonstrates competence and maturity in developing his insight into Igbo humanism--to make liberation theology from an African perspective into a theology of solidarity and fraternity.