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Religious Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo analyzes the contributions of three churches at both the leadership and the grassroots levels to conflict transformation in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. While states have long been considered main actors in addressing domestic conflicts, this book demonstrates that religious actors can play a significant role in peacebuilding efforts. In addition, rather than focusing exclusively on top-down approaches to conflict resolution, Religious Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo incorporates viewpoints from both leaders of the Catholic, 3ème Communauté Baptiste au Centre de l'Afrique and Arche de l'Alliance in Goma and grassroots members of these three churches.
List of contents
Abbreviations - Acknowledgments - Foreword - General Introduction - Religious Peacebuilding in Goma: A Conceptual Framework - From Missionary Works to Local Churches in Goma - What Kinds of Peace? - A Comparative Analysis of the Catholic, 3ème CBCA, and Arche Churches in Goma - General Conclusions - Index.
About the author
Roger B. Alfani, Ph.D. (University of Montreal), is an adjunct professor in the University Core at Seton Hall University and a Resarch Fellow at the School of Diplomacy and International Relations of the same university. His research focuses on the role of religious actors in peacebuilding and the nexus between religion and foreign policy.
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"This book is a clearly written and empirically grounded study of the role of churches and their followers in the making of conflict and peace in the Great Lakes region of eastern DRC. Alfani carefully places the views of church members in the city of Goma in North Kivu alongside relevant scholarly and theological accounts of the reasons for conflict and concomitant ways of making peace." David M. Gordan, Professor of History, Bowdoin College
