Culture, Religion, and the Reintegration of Female Child Soldiers in Northern Uganda (10) (Bible and Theology in Africa) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1433109514 ISBN 13: 9781433109515

Publisher: Peter Lang US, 2010

Synopsis

The reintegration of thousands of formerly abducted children from the Lord's Resistance Army back to their families and communities in northern Uganda represents tremendous challenges. Culture, Religion, and the Reintegration of Female Child Soldiers in Northern Uganda examines cultural and religious complexities that surround young females who are now returning to the society of northern Uganda, often accompanied by their own children. Understanding the religiously and ritually rich Acholi and North Ugandan context and culture is important for the success of the ongoing reintegration. This collection consists of contributions from diverse fields, such as anthropology, psychology, moral philosophy, religious studies, and theology.

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Review:

«This is an important book that tackles the multifaceted moral, political, spiritual, religious, and psychosocial realities of girls and young women associated with fighting forces in Sub-Saharan Africa. The book's most significant contributions take the contexts of culture, family, and community seriously as the authors delve into the violence and transformation in wars and the resulting implications for healing for females and their communities. For most of these females there was no return to normalcy following war. The contributors reveal the complexity of females' attempts to make meaning of their experiences, rebuild a sense of respect and dignity, and how all of this has to be understood within processes of renegotiating and rebuilding relationships within their communities.» (Dyan Mazurana, Associate Research Professor, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and Research Director, Feinstein International Center, Tufts University)

About the Author:

The Author: Bard Maeland is Professor of Systematic Theology at the School of Mission and Theology in Stavanger, Norway, where he also serves as the President. Maeland previously served as a chaplain and researcher in the Norwegian Defence Forces. He is the author of many books and scholarly articles within interreligious hermeneutics, systematic theology, and military ethics. His previous book is Enduring Military Boredom (2009). Maeland is the founding editor of The Journal of Military Ethics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Peter Lang US
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1433109514
• ISBN 13: 9781433109515
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 332
• Editor: Maeland Bard