The Roman Catholic Church and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Voices Yet Unheard in a Listening World

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 List of Abbreviations Chapter 4 The Present Day Economic Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Colonial Legacy Post-Independence Sub-Saharan Africa Internal Factors Toward a Theology of Development Plan of the Study Notes Chapter 5 The Role of the Catholic Church in Africa: The Catholic Church and African Development Today The Catholic Church and Colonialism Relevance of the Present-day African Catholic Church and Colonialism Relevance of the Present-day Catholic Church To Chapter 6 Development and African Liberation Theology: An African Theology of Liberation: Engelbert Mveng, SJ Liberation and Development: Jean-March Ela Liberation and Development: Laurenti Magesa Toward an African Theology of Development Notes Chapter 7 Development and the African Bishops' Conferences: Development and SECAM Development and the African Episcopal Conferences Development and the Synod for Africa Toward an African Theology of Development Notes Chapter 8 Toward a Theology of Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Synthesis, Criticism, and a Look to the Future: Synthesis of the Bishops' and Theologians' Statements Criticisms of the African Bishops and Theologians Toward the Future: Suggestion Chapter 9 Bibliography Chapter 10 Index