 | Moral Pedagogies for Africa: From Ethnic Enmity to Responsible Cohabitation Subjects: Area Studies; Humanities; Politics & International Relations; Social Sciences; African Studies; Religion; Military & Strategic Studies; Anthropology - Soc Sci; Sociology & Social Policy; African Culture and Society; African Religion; African Politics; Ethnicity; Race & Ethnic Studies; Christianity; Religious Ethics; Religion in Context; Security Studies - Military & Strategic; This volume engages with issues of moral responsibility and multiethnic co-existence in the context of contemporary Africa. Post-colonial African states are by and large ethnically diverse. Constructively managing ethnic diversity, however, has always been a challenge to these states, which often fail to be democratic and all-inclusive. As a result, ethnic enmity and conflicts that obliterate bonds of togetherness between ethnic communities have been rampant throughout the continent. In dialogue with Africa's cultural and religious assets, this interdisciplinary multi-authored book aims at articulating the need to interpret past and present ethnic hostilities in Africa, and generating moral resources of togetherness to foster a social pedagogy of responsible cohabitation for Africans. The chapters of this volume, categorized into two parts, are framed according to these two niches. Theodros A. Teklu is a lecturer in theology and ethics and serves as the Director of the Centre for Christianity and Society at the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology. He is also a Research Fellow in the Department of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. |
