The Missionary Witness of Hanga Benedictine Community in Tanzania

Experiences and Prospects for Monastic Mission in Africa

The Missionary Witness of Hanga Benedictine Community in Tanzania

The community of African Benedictines of Hanga was founded in 1957 in the South-Eastern part of Tanzania. It is the first Benedictine community of Africa which draws its members exclusively from local vocations. From the very beginning the Hanga monks asked themselves which kind of mission is entrusted to them in Tanzania? Or more concrete: in which way their social, cultural and political situation enters into their monastic life? An important discovery was the fact that missionary vocation can’t be dissociated from monastic life. On the contrary: monasticism which is deeply rooted and “incarnated” in the local culture can immensely contribute in spreading the light of the Gospel.

AUTOR
Alcuin Nyirenda
ERSCHEINUNGSJAHR
2018
SEITEN
256
FORMAT
13 x 20 cm
AUSSTATTUNG
Paperback
REIHE
Missionary Benedictine Texts and Studies
BAND
13
ISBN
978-3-8306-7922-6
PREIS
29,95 EUR

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