The Uganda Martyrs and the Need for Appropriate Role Models in Adolescents' Moral Formation
Author | : Charles Lwanga Mubiru |
Publisher | : LIT Verlag Münster |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783643901422 |
ISBN-13 | : 3643901429 |
Rating | : 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Uganda, like elsewhere in the world, is experiencing a moral decline. Many in Uganda are concerned that this necessitates acquainting the nation's young people with appropriate Christian role models, beginning with an understanding of God, Jesus Christ, and the Saints, particularly the Ugandan martyrs. The book's author envisages no substantial moral renewal if Ugandan adults themselves do not provide a good moral example and create a favorable moral environment. Otherwise, Ugandan young people will be building "a personal identity through trial and error, without any goalpost in sight" and thus perpetuating a state of moral decline. (Series: Theologie - Vol. 102)