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HEKIMA
FORUM
FOR
EXPLORING
FAITH
IN
PUBLIC
LIFE
You
to a Conversation Between Two Internationally Acclaimed
African Creative Fiction Writers
Rev. fr. Uwem akpan, sj
Author of Bestselling Collection of Short Stories, Say You’re One of Them
(New York: Little, Brown & Company, 2008) and
Finalist for 2007 Caine Prize for African Writing
&
Monica Arac de Nyeko
Winner of 2007 Caine Prize for African Writing for the Short Story
Jambula Tree
Nigerian Jesuit priest Fr. Akpan will read from Say You’re One of Them
& discuss his
stories of Pain & Redemption in Africa
with
Monica Arac de Nyeko
He will
present the strife-ridden continent of Africa through the heartrending and
stunning narratives of children in Kenya, Benin, Ethiopia, Nigeria and
Rwanda. He will share his ideas about the role of religion in redeeming
Africa from the perils of poverty, religious conflict, human trafficking and
ethnic violence. Fr. Akpan will discuss how the resilience of Africa’s
children offers a new paradigm for hoping and dreaming about a redeemed and
renewed continent.
Date: Saturday, 6 September, 2008
Time: 10:00AM – 12 Noon
Venue: Hekima College Auditorium,
Ngong Road, Nairobi
Hekima Forum is a Public Lecture.
No Need to Book. Please Come Along Early As Seats Are Limited and Attendance is
Usually High.
Hekima Forum for Exploring Faith in Public
Life is an Extension Programme of
Hekima College Jesuit School of Theology
and Institute of Peace Studies & International Relations.
Convener: A. E. Orobator, SJ
P.O. Box 21215-00505, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel. 3876608/9 – Mobile: 0735106681 –
Email:
forum@hekimacollege.org