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Solidarity, a Principle of Sociality
The context of the work is the analysis of African values. The significance is the avoidance of generalizations. There are cultures in Africa and not just one culture and in each culture, there is a diversity of clans. The analysis of African values ought to have universal relevance, hence the use of phenomenological-hermeneutical method. This is the first analysis of such a value in the Igbo cultural group. It is at the same time a contribution to an important and often neglected aspect of development: human development. The personality of the individual is a fundamental principle. Solidarity, philosophically formulated, can be a norm that regulates people's behavior. The personality of the...
Anointing of the Sick and the Healing Ministry
Through its practice of healing down the ages the Church has been able to inculturate the Christian message, but not without the risks of the manipulation' of the divine power which have gone with these practices. Throughout its long history anointing of the sick has almost constantly oscillated between physical and spiritual effects. This book critically examines the manifold practices of healing which flourish today in our midst especially in Nigeria. It emphasizes the teaching of the Church on healing and the healing power of the sacraments and proposes the inculturation of the ritual of anointing the sick that will be truly Christian and authentically African. Austin Echema is a priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri (Nigeria). He studied philosophy and theology in Bigard Memorial Seminary Ikot Ekpene (now St. Joseph's) and Enugu respectively and obtained his doctorate in theology from the Hochschule Sankt Georgen, Frankfurt/Main (Germany). He teaches liturgy at the Catholic Institute of West Africa, Port Harcourt (Nigeria) and is a visiting lecturer at the Seat of Wisdom Major Seminary Owerri (Nigeria).
Community Radio and Its Influence in the Society
The indispensability of radio as efficient and effective means of communication in today's African society is indisputable. However, for this medium to be useful in Africa or Enugu State--Nigeria, it has to be changed from being a means of transmitting to people but also of receiving from them. It has to be a radio that allows rural listeners not only to hear but should also to be the people's parliament, where the voice of the people can be heard. The author explores the development of community radio in different parts of Africa with particular reference to Enugu State, Nigeria. He proposes that "community radio" is a desideratum for genuine development to take place in Enugu State. Joseph Okechukwu Offor is a catholic priest of the Enugu diocese in Nigeria. He studied philosophy and theology in Rome and Frankfurt am Main, where he completed his doctoral thesis. He currently works at the "Domradio" in Cologne which belongs to the arch-diocese of Cologne, Germany.
Towards Confederation in the Horn of Africa
In this book, Tesfatsion Medhanie explores the possibility of confederal relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Such an arrangement could become the nucleus of a Horn of Africa confederation. The author discusses the obstacles at present and the necessary conditions for success in this regard. Tesfatsion Medhanie teaches law and political science at the University of Bremen (Germany). An Eritrean by birth, he has been engaged in dialogue on the Horn of Africa and United States policy for over two decades. He has written books, discussion papers and articles on various political issues of the Horn of Africa, Africa's liberation, human rights, and on democratization processes on the continent.
Technologische Dramen
Neue Mediengesetze und Technologien verändern das Radio in Westafrika. Tilo Grätz analysiert diesen Wandel am Beispiel der Aneignung von Radiotechnologien in der Republik Benin. Er zeigt: Die Prozesse vollziehen sich im Wechselspiel von Produzenten, Hörern und technischen Möglichkeiten unter dem Einfluss medien-politischer Institutionen. Es entwickeln sich lokale Radio-Kulturen, die sich in typischen Themen, Sendeformaten und Nutzungspraxen des Radios im Alltag manifestieren. Die erfolgreichsten Programme sind interaktiv und ermöglichen Diskussionen zu sozialen, politischen, aber auch persönlichen Problemen.
Zivilgesellschaftliches Engagement durch Community Radios
Der Partizipation wird weitgehend undifferenziert ein demokratieförderndes Potenzial zugeschrieben. Esther Dorn-Fellermann geht in ihrer qualitativen Studie dieser Annahme in einem Umfeld nach, das sich noch in der zivilgesellschaftlichen Konsolidierung befindet: Sie analysiert fünf Community Radios in Südafrika und führt Interviews und Gruppendiskussionen mit Akteuren durch. Zunächst wird der Begriff Zivilgesellschaft vor allem mit Blick auf die notwendigen VorausSetzungen für ein zivilgesellschaftliches Engagement in demokratieorientierten partizipativen Medien diskutiert. Die folgende Beschreibung der Entwicklung des Radios als partizipatives Medium führt zu einem Idealtypus von Co...
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