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"The CPN is a much-needed way to support the courageous and mostly unheralded efforts of the Church to build peace in war-torn countries from Central Africa to Southern Asia."

Bishop John Ricard
Chairman, U.S. Bishops' International Policy Committee

"The CPN is a space of exchange, encounter and discovery where we help each other understand our peace-work, generated in faith and actualized in history."

Andrea Bartoli
Community of Sant' Egidio,
USA

"CPN is another concrete way of building solidarity among peacebuilders around the world. The energy that it will bring will help us in facing the many difficult challenges of peacebuilding work in our different contexts. My hope is that we are able to bring the same energy eventually to the communities directly affected by war, violence and conflict - creating not only a network of peacebuilders but more imoprtantly a network of communities all over the world."

Myla Leguro
Peace & Reconciliation
Program Manager
CRS-Phillippines

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Central Africa Peacebuilding - Suggested Reading

 
Books
  • Assefa, Hizkias, and Wachira, George, eds. Peacemaking and Democratisation in Africa: Theoretical Perspectives and Church Initiatives. Nairobi: East African Educational Publishers, 1996.

Relevant Chapters:
- “Peace and Reconciliation As a Paradigm: A Philosophy of Peace and Its Implications for Conflict, Governance, and Economic Growth in Africa” by Hizkias Assefa, p. 34.
- “Churches and the Struggle for Democracy in Zaire” by Philippe B. Kabongo-Mbaya, p. 130

  • Cejka, Mary Ann and Bamat, Thomas, eds. Artisans Of Peace: Grassroots Peacemaking Among Christian Communities, New York: Orbis Books, 2003.

    • Relevant Chapters:
    - “Rwanda: Struggle for Healing at the Grassroots” by Bernard Noel Rutikanga, p. 132.

  • Hackett, Kenneth.  Beyond peacekeeping to peacebuilding, Origins, 34(5): 68-71 (Jun 17 2004).

  • Hansen, Holger Bernt and Twaddle, Michael. Religion and Politics in East Africa. London: James Currey, Ltd., 1995.
  • Nkurunziza, Deusdedit R K . Conflict transformation and peace-building in Africa, African Ecclesial Review, 45(4): 294-313(Dec 2003).

  • Zalot, Jozef D. The Roman Catholic Church and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Voices Yet Unheard in a Listening World. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2002.
 
Journal Articles
  • African Ecclesial Review, December 2003, Vol.45, No. 4.

    Relevant Articles:
    - “War of Terror in Northern Uganda: Concern for the Church in AMECEA”
    - “Conflict Transformation and Peace-building in Africa”
    Provides an analytical framework of “positive peace” adopted by the AMECEA towards peacebuilding approaches
    - “An Analysis of the Rebel War in Northern Uganda” p. 327 Prisca Tanui Too
    Describes the role of the Catholic Church in conflict resolution efforts, particularly pp.341-344
    - “The Plight of Women and Children in Areas of Armed Conflicts in Uganda”
    particularly pp.376-386 describes activities of churches in building peace

  • Assefa, Hizkias, “Peacebuilding in a Globalizing Africa: The Roles of Religious Institutions and Leaders,” Peace Colloquy, Issue 6, Summer 2004.

  • Catholic International, Vol. 15, No. 1, February 2004.

    Relevant Articles:
    - “Southern African bishops propose a new peace-building institute” p. 3
    Southern African Catholic Bishop’s Conference plans to create an institute that will help other countries learn from the South African experience.
    - “Cardinal calls world to Africa’s aid.” p.4
    - “Hope solidarity must fuel response to crisis in Africa, bishop says” p. 5

  • Catholic International, November 2003, Vol. 14, No. 4

    Relevant Articles:
    - “Series of African Conflicts Draw Church in As Mediator, Provider” p. 24
    - “Comboni Priest Says He’s Frustrated With Ugandan Rebels” p. 21

  • Catholic International, August 2003, Vol. 14, No. 3.

    Relevant Articles:
    “ Ongoing War in Congo Takes Its Toll on Local Church, Missionaries” p. 3
    “ Archbishop Martino: ‘Africa Does Not Need Pity But Solidarity and Justice’” p. 5

  • Catholic International, May 2003 Vol. 14, No. 2.

    Relevant Articles:
    - “Africa: The People’s Oil” Catholic Relief Services
    Describes the Extractive Industries in Africa Initiative, which works to ensure that natural resource exploitation fosters poverty reduction and development and does not come at the expense of human rights, the environment, and the human dignity of the poor
    - “The Church and Poverty in Central Africa: the Case of Oil”

  • Catholic International, March 1999

    Relevant Articles:
    - “Bishops in Congo Seek Peace Amidst Tangled Web of African Conflicts” p. 100
    - “African Peace-Makers Find Novel Ways To Resolve Conflicts” p. 101

  • Gregory, Bishop Wilton. “An Appeal for Solidarity With Africa: National Black Catholic Congress Address,” Origins, Vol 32, Issue 16, September 26, 2002.

  • Hackett, Kenneth. “Beyond Peacekeeping to Peacebuilding,” Origins, Vol. 34, Issue 5, June 17, 2004.

  • Haynes, Jeff. “Popular Religion and Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Third World Quarterly, March 1, 1995, Vol. 16, Issue 1.

  • Longman, Timothy. “Congo: A Tale of Two Churches,” America, Vol. 184, No. 11, April 2,2001.

  • Longman, Timothy P. “Empowering the Weak and Protecting the Powerful: The Contradictory Nature of Churches in Central Africa”, African Studies Review, Vol. 41. No. 1 (Apr., 1998), 49-72.
  • Majawa, Clement. “The Church’s Role in Defining Genuine Democracy in Africa” African Ecclesial Review 42.102 (Feb/Apr 2000).

  • Maryknoll, January/February 2004, “Africa’s Hope: People Power” by Carl Bernard.

  • Phiri, Isaac. “Proclaiming Peace and Love: A New Role for Churches in African Politics.” Journal of Church & State, September 1, 2000, Vol. 42, Issue 4.

  • Pope John Paul II, “An Appeal To Africa’s Many Nations” Origins, Vol 25, Issue 15, September 28, 1995.

  • Prunier, Gerard.  "The Catholic Church and the Kivu Conflict."  Journal of Religion in Africa; 2001, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p139, 24p.

  • Ricard, Bishop John. “The Further Dimensions of Solidarity With Africa” in Origins, Vol. 33, Issue 18, October 9, 2003.

    Provides a summary of Sep. 21, 2003 conference at the University of Notre Dame entitled, “A Call To Solidarity With Africa: Americans and Africans in Dialogue About Africa’s Promise, Needs and Image.”

  • Riccardi, Andrea. “Sant’Egidio Founder Calls Dialogue “Preventative Peace.”Origins, Vol. 34, Issue 22, October 11, 2004.

  • Scherer-Emunds, Meinrad; Reyes, Edwin. Love your enemies : building peace in the Philippines, U S Catholic, 69(7): 30-35(Jul 2004).


  • "Sudanese Bishops Tell What Makes for Real Peace." (Zenit.org) Feb.28, 2005.
  • U.S. Bishops, “A Call to Solidarity With Africa,” Origins, Vol. 31, Issue 25, November 29, 2001.

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