BORN FROM LAMENT The Theology and Politics of Hope in Africa

Abstract

I owe a deep debt of gratitude to the many people and institutions that have made the writing of this book possible. The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at Notre Dame University, where I serve as professor of theology and peace studies, provided generous research funding. I am particularly grateful to Scott Appleby, the former director of the Institute, now dean of the Keough School of Global Affairs, for his interest in and support of my work. A major part of the research was funded by a grant from the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at Notre Dame. I am especially grateful to Sharon Schierling for her support, and to Paulo Carozza (the director) and the entire staff of the Kellogg Institute. I wrote the initial draft of Born from Lament during a semester-long leave from Notre Dame, which I spent as a fellow at the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at De Paul University. I am grateful to Bill Cavanaugh, the director of CWCICT, for the generous Fellowship and for the hospitality and support throughout my time at De Paul. To my friends Michael Budde and Stan Ilo, you made my stay and my period of writing at De Paul both stimulating and delightful.