Contents
Preface | Francis Cardinal Arinze
Introduction | Maurice A. Agbaw-Ebai and Kizito Forbi, S.J.
Keynote Address: Benedict XVI and Africa: Hope as a Utopian Model | Charles Mukala
God’s Word and Exegesis in Benedict XVI: What Heritage for Africa? | Patrice Mekana, SAC
Pope Benedict XVi’s View on the Liturgical Reform in the Face of the Challenge of Inculturation in the Churches of Africa | Rev. Pr. Antoine Essomba Fouda
The Place of Africa in Benedict XVI’s Social Teachings | Dr. Thomas Bienvenu tchoungui
Joseph Ratzinger and the Universality of Logos in Cultures: the Preference for Interculturality over Inculturation | Maurice Ashley Agbaw-Ebai
The Philosophical Point of View
”Love” and “Truth” in the Thought of Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI | Fabrice N’semi
Benedict XVI and Hope: From a Forgotten Africa to an Africa of Authentic Hope | Pr. Stephen Kizito Forbi, S.J.
The Judicial Point of View
Benedict XVI and the Issue of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Clerics | Jean Marie Signie, SCJ
Preparation for the Priesthood in the Legislative Agenda of Benedict XVI | Pr. Jean Paul Betengne
Africa, Witness to Pope Benedict XVI’s Resignation | Rev. Fr. Dr. Engelbert Meyongo Nama1
The Area of Social Sciences
Benedict XVI’s Concept of Opening a Loophole on What Blocks an African Concept | Dr. Anata Mawata Augusta
The Impact of Justice and Peace Commissions in the Civic Engagement of Catholic Christians in Cameroon | Dr. Martial Aimé WAKEU
The African Reception of Benedict XVI’s Social Philosophy: Between Commitment and Apoliticism, What is to Be Said? | ENAMA Saint Daniel Marcel
Endnotes