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In Search of <i>Cura Vitae</i>: A Theology of Healing and Hope for Ethiopia
Abstract
This article argues that Ethiopia has seen an increase in ethnic-based atrocities and killings, creating a “society of enmity” which is in need of cura vitae, healing. The failure of the Church to minister healing and hope in this context has been largely brought about by political motives. This article examines and challenges the position of the Ethiopian Church amid a society of enmity and argues that the Church ought to search for cura vitae, healing of life, through the theology of lament and metanoia. A lamenting and metanoic Church would be able not only to enter the space of the sufferer and partake in naming what is going on, but would also enable self-questioning for authenticity that leads not only to healing but also to taking new action towards transforming the self and society for the better.
