Crisis and Hope : pastoral praxis of the Baptist church in Angola during the war of 1985 - 2002. / Crise e esperança : a práxis pastoral da igreja Batista na guerra de Angola 1985 a 2002

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2005

RESUMO

Four decades of war, brought awful consequences to the Angolan Nation. In the city of Huambo, the second largest in the country and the center of the armed conflict, destroyed by combats, the Baptist Church creatively worked as a community in solidarity. It did not accept the misery imposed by the war, but with the people, discovered that the crisis offered a wide variety of opportunities to fulfill its mission. It performed as if it were a catalyst, gathering together desires, organizing partnerships, provoquing reflexions, serving the war victims and the poor in general. In the middle of the suffering, churches discover the importance of independence, see that only through the mutual cooperation and with the will to seek the others interest, that it is possible to achieve common goals and change realities. At the same time that the church acted as an agent of change, it also had to adapt its methodology and change its missionary practices. In another words, the church made a change and was changed at the same time. Chapter one offers a historical background beginning with the colonial period until contemporary times. Chapter two presents the effects of a devastating war on the life of a population, and how the church interacted with this culture of war. Finally, chapter three analyzes the pastoral praxis of the church in the midst of the armed conflict, acting as a solidary community, partner in the national reconstruction enterprise and as a promoter of the praxis of hope. Due to the fact that it is a case study, this text offers a critical analysis of the pastoral praxis developed by the Baptist Church of Huambo, during the period of 1985 to 2002, offering insights on those living in a situation of armed conflicts.

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crisis transformation (change) ciencias humanas church transformação igreja pastoral pastoral guerra solidariedade e esperança war crise solidarity and hope.

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