Christianity and Catastrophe in South Sudan
Subtitle: Civil War, Migration, and the Rise of Dinka Anglicanism
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9781481308229
Subjects: Christianity; Civil war; Dinka (african people); Africa, religion
Description: Amidst a catastrophic civil war that began in 1983 and ended in 2005, many Dinka people in Sudan repudiated their inherited religious beliefs and embraced a vibrant Anglican faith. Christianity and Catastrophe in South Sudan chronicles the emergence of this grassroots religious movement, arguing that Christianity offered the Dinka new resources that allowed them to cope with a rapidly changing world and provided answers to the spiritual questions that war raised. Christianity and Catastrophe in South Sudan is rooted in extensive fieldwork in South Sudan, complemented by research in the archives of South Sudanese churches and international humanitarian organizations. The result is a detailed profile of what Christianity means to a society in the middle of intense crisis and trauma, with a particular focus on the roles of young people and women, and the ways in which the arrival of a new faith transformed existing religious traditions.