Handbook of African Catholicism

 Catholic Media Association Award Winner “Fills an important theological lacuna in the African theological landscape and is a must-read for students, scholars, and lovers of African God talk. This long-awaited and long-overdue volume is an oasis in our Sahara Desert. Now we can all quench our thirst with the Handbook of African Catholicism.”—Musa W. Dube, Emory University“Many African countries remain in a state of flux, dancing near the brink, neither able to achieve their desired greatness nor totally tripping into the abyss. There is an urgent need for renewed theological thinking to help the Catholic Church clarify its thoughts on how to help the continent. This volume by a younger generation of African scholars is a welcome contribution to knowledge and Catholic intellectual tradition.”—Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of Sokoto, author, Witness to Justice “Contributors to this momentous interdisciplinary volume capture the religious imagination of Catholicism grounded in Afric