Culture Change in Ethiopia
An Evangelical Perspective
- Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
- Publisher: Fortress Press (Augsburg Fortress)
- Published: 2020
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Publisher's Description
This book addresses the causes and consequences of culture change in Ethiopia. Although the book is written from an evangelical perspective, it invites Ethiopians from all religious, ideological, and ethnic backgrounds to reflect on their past, analyze their present, and engage in unity with diversity to face the future. It also appeals to the conscience of global and regional powers that have been directly and indirectly involved in the affairs of Ethiopia.
Endorsements (3)
“Alemayehu Mekonnen in Cultural Change in Ethiopia has brought a keen Christian perspective on the sweeping cultural change which has accompanied Ethiopia from Haile Selassie to the present. Be prepared to enter into the full emotion of several tragic chapters in Ethiopian history which can only be fully understood by someone who has lived through it with all of the accompanying angst about not only what happened, but what might have been. Mekonnen is a keen observer of both leadership dynamics and culture change. Drawing from his keen knowledge of cultural anthropology, Mekonnen delivers insights and a closing practical section which will be helpful to all who long to see Ethiopia thrive. With its ancient Christian history and its strategic placement as the bridge between N. Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, what happens in Ethiopia should interest all Christians everywhere.”
Dr. Timothy Tennent
“Haile Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia, if only because I had heard that some believed he was semi-divine. As a young adult in the 1970s, I definitely read about the Marxist coup but had no clue why it happened. And what Westerner, alive during the horrible droughts and famines of the 70s and 80s, can forget the images of emaciated Ethiopians having to await foreign aid if they were even to survive? But how are these events linked? What was the West’s role in them all? What is Ethiopia like today and what is the role of the various branches of the Christian church there? What is the way forward? Ethiopian missiologist, Alemayehu Mekonnen, answers all these and related questions in a riveting account of key events of the last 70 years of his homeland’s history. Must reading for anyone who wants to be a truly global Christian!”
“This is a book born out of the author’s deep love for his country and his people. Mekonnen wrestles with Ethiopia’s conflictive history and complex culture, as he tries to articulate a contextualized faith for Christian leaders and to chart a direction for a different future. The book is an informative and comprehensive introduction to Ethiopia that is laced with a passionate vision for authentic African Christian voices to be heard. M. Daniel Carroll R. (Rodas), Distinguished Professor of Old Testament,”
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