Ubuntu Peacebuilding: An Afro-Christian Perspective

Before there were churches, mosques, the Bible, or the Qur'an, Africans used the traditional values handed down from their ancestors to deal with conflict. These values were rooted in the concepts of togetherness and in community building and preserving. When the Bible and the Qur'an were introduced in Africa, the values and the ethics contained in these religious works were found to be compatible with traditional thought and were applied by Africans to complement their indigenous conflict-transformation skills. Fidele Lumeya shares with other Africanists the belief that African religion cannot be viewed as an anti-Judeo-Christian religion; rather, it is a lens Africans use to understand and interpret the world and God, who is unseen but whose presence is sensed. On conflict and peacebuilding issues, African religion integrates the values found in the three Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. This book explores the peacebuilding ethic of African religion from an Afro-Christian perspective.

Author: Fidele Ayu Lumeya
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 03/14/2016
Pages: 74
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.18d
ISBN13: 9781530558339
ISBN10: 1530558336
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity | General

About the Author
Fidele Ayu Lumeya is originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he was born and grew up. He has worked with Mennonite Central Committee in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Swaziland, and Zambia (1995-2003); as an advocate for refugees from Africa at Refugees International (2004); and as the Deputy Director for International Disaster Response and Sustainable Development at Church World Service. As a community peacebuilding practitioner, Lumeya integrates peacebuilding into humanitarian assistance, sustainable development, restorative justice, and advocacy. He holds a master's degree in Conflict Justice and Peace from Eastern Mennonite University (2000). He is currently the chief operating officer of the Congolese American Council for Peace and Development. Lumeya is married to Leah Renee Lumeya. They live in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

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