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_b.W67 2005
245 _aWorlds of memory and wisdom :
_bencounters of Jews and African Christians
_cUcko, Hans ; Halpérin, Jean, eds.
260 _aGeneva
_bWorld Council of Churches Publications
_c2005
300 _avii, 161 p. ;
_c22 cm.
500 _aDrawing on Jewish-Christian consultations held in Africa, this book focuses on subjects pointing to a commonality of concerns and purpose. It deals with questions, such as the encounter with the age of modernity, preserving traditional family life, sustaining a sense of community, maintaining and reinforcing religious heritage, and more.
500 _aPreface I / Jean Halpérin, David Rosen -- Preface II / Hans Ucko -- Introduction / Kofi Asare Opoku -- Nairobi 1986. Biblical wisdom in Rabbinic garb / Simon Lauer -- Ancient wisdom in the African heritage / Kofi Asare Opoku -- The biblical understanding of creation and the human commitment / Shemaryahu Talmon -- Creation in African religion / John S. Mbiti -- Johannesburg 1995. The story of Jews and Christians meeting in Africa / Hans Ucko -- Family life in present times : fears and hopes / Hannah W. Kinoti -- The family in Judaism, past, present and future, fears and hopes / David Rosen -- What apartheid has done to the African family and community and how the present situation can be transformed / M.S. Mogoba -- Tradition as a way to the future : a Jewish perspective / Walter S. Wurzburger -- Tradition as a way to the future : an African perspective / Kofi Asare Opoku -- Yaound 2001. Travel report / Hans Ucko -- The meaning and scope of ubuntu / Kasonga wa Kasonga -- Shalom in Hebrew / Henri Cohen-Solal -- Memories and experiences of violence / André Karamaga -- The memory and experience of violence / Denis Charbit.
650 _aJudaism
_xRelations
_xChristianity.
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650 _aChristianity and other religions
_xJudaism.
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650 _aChristianity and other religions
_xAfrica.
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700 _aHalpérin, Jean
_eEditor
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700 _aUcko, Hans ;
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