Alemayehu Mekonnen

The West and China in Africa (eBook, ePUB)

Civilization without Justice

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The West and China in Africa: Civilization without Justice is an outcome of Dr. Alemayehu Mekonnen's personal intellectual struggle, life experience, and an attempt to understand Christ and his message within the cultural context of Africa. The intellectual struggle has to do with the paradoxical reality of Africa's situation. An attempt to reconcile the seemingly irreconcilable situation of Africa tests and stretches anyone's mind beyond limit. According to archaeological and geological findings, Africa is the first habitat of humanity and yet it is the least habitable place in the world today. The continent is extremely rich with natural resources, but it is known for poverty, disease, malnutrition, and starvation. As some Afro-centric scholars argue, Africa is the birthplace of world civilization and yet it is known for destruction. Social instability is rampant; coup d'etat and counter coup d'etat is common. Displacement and the number of refugees are ever increasing. As a person of African origin and now a US citizen, Mekonnen was able to see realities objectively in the eyes of an African and American. This book explores the myth and reality of Western, Eastern, and African dictators' role in the history of Africa.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wipf and Stock Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498220194
• Artikelnr.: 63253253

Autorenporträt

Alex Mekonnen is Associate Professor of Missions at Denver Seminary and holds a
PhD in Intercultural Studies, an MA in Missions, and an MA in Theology from Fuller
Theological Seminary. From 1997-2007 he worked with the Evangelical Free Church
of America International Mission (now called Reach Global). He also taught at Nairobi
Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (now African International University). Mekonnen has published three theological books in the Amharic language, the national language of Ethiopia, and has coauthored one book in English.