The Roman Catholic Church and Economic

The specific question this study addresses is what contribution can the African Catholic Church make toward the articulation of a truly African theology of development, a contribution that takes into consideration the realities of both present-day African life as well as the social teaching of the universal Church?

Preface

ix

Introduction

xi

List of Abbreviations

xvii

The Present Day Economic Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa

1

(52)

The Colonial Legacy

3

(7)

Post-Independence Sub-Saharan Africa

10

(2)

Internal Factors

12

(18)

External Factors

19

(3)

Foreign Debt

22

(3)

Structural Adjustment

25

(5)

Toward a Theology of Development

30

(7)

Theological Justification for Participation in Development Efforts

30

(2)

Limitations to a Theology of Development

32

(2)

Development Defined

34

(3)

Plan of the Study

37

(2)

Notes

39

(14)

The Role of the Catholic Church in Africa

53

(32)

The Catholic Church and African Development Today

53

(3)

The Catholic Church and Colonialism

56

(9)

Cultural Inferiority

56

(3)

Christian Missionary Education

59

(3)

Present-Day Results of Catholic Missionary Education

62

(3)

Relevance of the Present-day African Catholic Church

65

(8)

Financial Dependence

65

(4)

Formation and Focus of the Clergy

69

(2)

The Church and Ethnic Tensions: The Case of Rwanda

71

(2)

Toward the Future: The Church and Practical Action

73

(4)

Notes

77

(8)

Development and African Liberation Theology

85

(58)

An African Theology of Liberation: Engelbert Mveng, SJ

87

(10)

Definition and Biblical Foundation

87

(2)

Anthropological Poverty

89

(4)

African versus Latin American Theologies of Liberation

93

(4)

Liberation and Development: Jean-Marc Ela

97

(11)

Biblical Foundation for Liberation

99

(2)

Liberation and Development

101

(5)

Liberation and Development Today

106

(2)

Liberation and Development: Laurenti Magesa

108

(8)

Biblical Foundation for Liberation

108

(2)

Anthropological Poverty

110

(2)

A Theological Response: African Socialism

112

(3)

A Theological Response: Christ as Liberator

115

(1)

Toward an African Theology of Development

116

(10)

Notes

126

(17)

Development and the African Bishops' Conferences

143

(66)

Development and SECAM

143

(13)

SECAM 1969-1978: Continuity with Catholic Social Teaching

144

(6)

SECAM 1981-1984: Justice, Evangelization, and Human Promotion

150

(6)

Development and the African Episcopal Conferences

156

(13)

Causes of Economic Underdevelopment

156

(6)

Recommendations for Economic Development

162

(3)

Politics and Development

165

(4)

Development and the Synod for Africa

169

(10)

What is a Synod

169

(1)

Synod or Council?

170

(2)

Development and the Synod's Preparatory Documents

172

(5)

Development and the Synod Assembly

177

(2)

Toward an African Theology of Development

179

(7)

Notes

186

(23)

Toward a Theology of Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Synthesis, Criticism, and A Look To the Future

209

(38)

Synthesis of the Bishops' and Theologians' Statements

209

(5)

Criticisms of the African Bishops and Theologians

214

(12)

Critique of African Liberation Theology

214

(5)

Critique of the African Catholic Bishops

219

(7)

Toward the Future: Suggestions for Further Study and the Role of the Church Today

226

(12)

``Other'' Christian Sources for a Theology of Economic Development

226

(3)

African Traditional Worldview

229

(1)

Islam

230

(2)

Concluding Remarks: The Future Role of the African Catholic Church

232

(6)

Notes

238

(9)

Bibliography

247

(22)

Index

269

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