Beschreibung
One of the fiercely debated issues of the present time is
the question of violence and monotheism in particular in
connection with death. From the narrowly avoided sacrifice
of Isaac, to the topic of holy wars, from funeral rites and
the religious imagination attached to death and dying in
tribal societies to the challenge modern society poses to
age old belief systems like Voodo – the authors of the
present study tackle the question of the relevancy and
sustainability of the Christian faith in the midst of this
spiritually explosive situation. The goal is not so much to
produce ready made answers to the questions of our time, but
rather to delimitate their historical, philosophical and
spiritual horizon. This, in turn, could indicate a pathway
that would allow an open dialogue with the forces that shape
the contemporary debate on faith and religion.
Thomas Mooren, Professor, St. Paul
Universität, Ottawa, zuletzt Direktor für
“Missionswissenschaft und interreligiösen Dialog”, lehrt
und forscht außerdem in Papuaneuguinea und auf den
Philippinen.
Johannes Maria Hämmerle, seit 1971 Missionar in Nias
(Indonesien) ist seit 1990 Direktor des von ihm im selben
Jahr gegründeten Nias-Museum in Gunug Sitoli, der
Hauptstadt der Insel Nias.
Benu Penoukou ist Professor für Missiologie am
Priestersemiar in Lomé, Togo, und Präsident des päpstlichen
Missionswerkes für Togo.
Sony Jabouin ist “agent pastoral” scolaire (Ottawa).
