Emmanuel Katongole (theologian) explained

Honorific Prefix:	The Reverend
Emmanuel Katongole
Birth Date:	27 November 1960
Birth Place:	Malube, Uganda
Alma Mater:	Catholic University of Louvain
Occupation:	Theologian

Emmanuel Katongole (born 27 November 1960) is a Ugandan Catholic priest and theologian known for his work on violence and politics in Africa and theology of reconciliation.

Biography

Katongole was born in Malube, Uganda, to Anthony Bukerimanza and Magdalene Nyiraruhango. His father, a Tutsi, and his mother, a Hutu, were both originally from Rwanda but moved to Uganda in the 1950s.^[1]

Intent on going into the priesthood, Katongole began studies in 1980 in philosophy at Katigondo National Major Seminary, followed by theology at Gaba National Seminary. After his seminary education, he was ordained into the priesthood in June 1987. He later pursued further studies at the Catholic University of Louvain, ultimately completing a PhD in philosophy in 1996.^[2]

After teaching for a number of years in Uganda and South Africa, Katongole joined the faculty of Duke Divinity School where he taught theology and world Christianity (2001–2012) and co-founded the Center for Reconciliation. Katongole has been at the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies since January 2013, and is now a full professor of theology and peace studies.^{[3] [4]}

In February 2017, Katongole delivered the Henry Martyn Lectures at Cambridge University, entitled "Who Are My People? Christianity, Violence, and Belonging in Post-Colonial Africa."^{[5] [6]}

In 2017, Katongole was named by the Henry Luce Foundation as a Henry Luce III Fellow in Theology for 2017–2018.^{[7] [8]}

Works

• Book: Katongole, Emmanuel. A Future for Africa: Critical Essays in Christian Social Imagination. University of Scranton Press. 2005. 978-1-5326-3181-8. Scranton.
• Book: Reconciling All Things: A Christian Vision for Justice, Peace and Healing. Katongole. Emmanuel. Rice. Chris. InterVarsity Press. 2008. 978-0-8308-3451-8. Downers Grove, IL.
• Book: Katongole, Emmanuel. Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. Mirror to the Church: Resurrecting Faith After Genocide in Rwanda. 2009. Zondervan. Downers Grove, IL. 978-0-310-28489-5. 3.
• Book: Katongole, Emmanuel. The Sacrifice of Africa: A Political Theology for Africa. registration. Eerdmans. 2011. 978-0-8028-6268-6. Grand Rapids, MI. 3.
• Book: Katongole, Emmanuel. Born from Lament: On the Theology and Politics of Hope in Africa. Eerdmans. 2017. 978-0-8028-7434-4. Grand Rapids, MI. 3.
• Book: Katongole, Emmanuel. The Journey of Reconciliation: Groaning for a New Creation in Africa. Orbis Books. 2017. 978-1-60833-715-6. Maryknoll, NY. 3.

See also

• Catholic Church in Uganda
• Political theology in sub-Saharan Africa
• Reconciliation theology

Notes and References

1. Book: Katongole, Emmanuel. Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. Mirror to the Church: Resurrecting Faith After Genocide in Rwanda. 2009. Zondervan. Downers Grove, IL. 978-0-310-28489-5. 14.
2. News: Biography. Africa Matters: The Website of Fr. Emmanuel Katongole. 28 November 2017. en-US.
3. Web site: Emmanuel Katongole. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. en-US. 28 November 2017.
4. Web site: Emmanuel Katongole. University of Notre Dame, Department of Theology. en. 28 November 2017.
5. News: 2017 Henry Martyn Lectures announced. 5 October 2016. Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide. 28 November 2017. en-US.
6. News: Christianity, Violence, and Belonging in Post-Colonial Africa. 23 February 2017. Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide. 28 November 2017. en-US.
7. Web site: Henry Luce III Fellows in Theology. Henry Luce Foundation. 28 November 2017. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035746/http://www.hluce.org/hlucefellowtheo.aspx. dead.
8. Web site: Emmanuel Katongole named a Henry Luce III Fellow in Theology for 2017-2018. Flaherty. Kristi. 29 March 2017. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. en-US. 28 November 2017.