The Missionaries of Africa and the Rwandan genocide
On the basis of documentary evidence, this paper examines the position of the Missionaries of Africa, also known as White Fathers, in political and ethnic matters during the buildup to the genocide in Rwanda, the genocide itself, and the postgenocide period. It argues that the Missionaries of Africa...
| Published in: | Journal of religion in Africa |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Brill
2020
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| In: |
Journal of religion in Africa
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Afrikamissionare - Weisse Väter
/ Völkermord in Ruanda
/ Vergangenheitsbewältigung
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KBN Sub-Saharan Africa RJ Mission; missiology ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Catholic
B Rwanda B White Fathers B Hutu B Genocide B Tutsi |
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| Summary: | On the basis of documentary evidence, this paper examines the position of the Missionaries of Africa, also known as White Fathers, in political and ethnic matters during the buildup to the genocide in Rwanda, the genocide itself, and the postgenocide period. It argues that the Missionaries of Africa responded to the genocide in different ways. Some, especially those who returned to Rwanda after 1994, recognised the errors done by the church and tried to restart their ministry on a new foundation. However, many, particularly in Belgium, the country from where half of them originated, adopted a more defensive attitude. They subscribed, explicitly or not, to the double genocide theory according to which the crimes of the Rwandan Patriotic Front equalled or even surpassed those of the Rwandan authorities and the militias during the genocide. On the whole, the General Council of the congregation in Rome reacted to the Rwandan situation in a nonpartisan manner. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 133-136, Literaturhinweise |
| ISSN: | 1570-0666 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion in Africa
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700666-12340180 |