Rakotoarison, Hilarion R. (2016) Ending Poverty in Madagascar: A Contribution of Catholic Social Teaching to Poverty reduction and Development in the Age of Globalization. PhD thesis, Santa Clara University Berkeley, California.
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Abstract
Madagascar is a blessed country featuring incomparable natural resources and rich biodiversity. Its rich human resources also confirm its potential for genuine development. Yet, because of the impact of globalization, the country is now one of the poorest in the world. The scandal of poverty is a grim reality that tramples upon the dignity of human persons. Human dignity is constantly and vigorously defended by the Church, especially in modern Catholic social teaching (CST). Key principles, such as the promotion of the common good and the preferential option for the poor, go hand-in-hand with programmatic attempts to end poverty. We cannot separate CST principles supporting authentic or integral human development from their concrete enactment in charitable works and advocacy for structural reforms fostering development in this age of globalization. The practice of charity and the promotion of social justice are both crucial for the huge task of empowering Christians and all people of goodwill in Africa today, particularly in Madagascar. An important theological contribution that the Church can make to the process of humanizing globalization lies in providing vision, hope and direction to enable all people of goodwill to discern central social, political and economic realities with eyes of compassion and profound hope. I argue in this dissertation that the prophetic mission of the Church in Madagascar requires it to inspire a renewed sense of hope and new imagination in order to re-enliven CST. It must be renewed through a holistic and integral approach favoring more concrete and contextualized actions in the sociopolitical, economic, cultural and religious spheres. I propose certain key priorities and strategies to refresh the Church’s commitment to the new evangelization, and thereby allow it to contribute more effectively to alleviating poverty and promoting a genuine human development in Madagascar today.
| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BV Practical Theology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BX Christian Denominations H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| Divisions: | Africana Afro-Christiana Jesuitica |
| Depositing User: | Tim Khabala |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Sep 2017 09:12 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2017 09:12 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/2137 |
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