The Color of the Skin Doesn't Matter': A Missioner’s Tale of Faith and Politics in Africa - Couverture souple

McLaughlin, Janice

 
9781626984462: The Color of the Skin Doesn't Matter': A Missioner’s Tale of Faith and Politics in Africa
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ISBN 10 : 1626984468 ISBN 13 : 9781626984462
Editeur : Orbis Books (USA), 2021

Synopsis

This memoir by Maryknoll Sister Janice McLaughlin tells the extraordinary story of a life spent in service and solidarity with the people of Africa, and how this experience shaped her faith and her understanding of what it means to be human. The dramatic turning point of her story comes in 1977 when she was arrested in then-Rhodesia, where a white minority government had imposed an apartheid-style system and was waging a brutal war against the African independence movement. Sr. Janice, then working for the Peace and Justice Commission in Harare, and who frankly expressed her support for the liberation struggle, was charged as a terrorist sympathizer and held in solitary confinement for 18 days before being expelled from the country. She was later welcomed back to independent Zimbabwe to work on rebuilding the education system. That was only the beginning of a remarkable life, including work with orphans, those suffering with AIDS, and victims of trafficking, revealing how inextricably her faith was bound with service of the most marginalized and dedication to the cause of justice and human rights.

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À propos de l?auteur

Maryknoll Sister Janice McLaughlin, who died in March 2021, served in Kenya and Mozambique, as well as Zimbabwe where she is considered a national heroine for her many contributions to education and independence. A former President of the Maryknoll Sisters, she authored a previous Orbis title, Ostriches, Dung Beetles, and Other Spiritual Masters: Wisdom from the Wild.

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Éditeur
Orbis Books (USA)
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1626984468
ISBN 13 
9781626984462
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
272
Coordonnées du fabricant
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ISBN 10 :  1779224036 ISBN 13 :  9781779224033
Editeur : Weaver Press, 2021
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