Nos peres dans la foi : les pallotins, premiers missionnaires catholiques du cameroun 1890-1916. essai d'analyse de l'oeuvre missionnaire pallotine au cameroun
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Université Marc Bloch (Strasbourg) (1971-2008)Disciplines:
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Abstract EN:
"to expand the well commenced evangelisation. . . , to deepen the acquired evangelisation in order to bring about a greater symbiosis between belief, african spirit and customs. . . , to face new problems posed to cameroon by the changes of modern urban life and the access of so many young people to studies". Such are the objectives which the pope john paul ii at the time of his visit to cameroon from the 10th to the 14th of august 1985, wanted to fix to the new stage of evangelisation and to the new missionary progress of which the celebration of the centenary of the catholic church in cameroon (from the 8th of december 1990 to the 8th of december 1991) would only be the starting point. The present study interrogates the very first beginnings of catholicism in cameroon led by the crosier of german pallitine missionaries, from 1890 to 1916. It leans on this original and founding past of our christian catholic history like on a source of inspiration which makes possible again, confronted with the challenges and new problems posed to the catholic chruch and to the civil society of cameroon, the creativity of the first beginnings.
Abstract FR:
"etendre l'evangelisation si bien commencee. . . , approfondir l' evangelisation recue, afin que s'opere une symbiose plus grande encore entre foi, ame et coutumes africaines. . . , faire face aux nouveaux problemes poses au cameroun par les changements de la vie moderne urbaine et l'acces de tant de jeunes au etudes", tels sont les objectifs que, lors de sa visite au cameroun du 10 au 14 aout 1985, le pape jean paul ii entendait fixer a la "nouvelle etape d' evangelisation et au nouvel elan missionnaire" dont le jubile du centenaire de l'eglise catholique du cameroun (celebre du 08 decembre 1990 au 08 decembre 1991) ne serait que le point de depart. La presente etude interroge les tout premiers debuts du catholicisme au cameroun, menes sous la houlette des missionnaires pallotins allemands, de 1890 a 1916. Elle se penche sur ce passe originel et fondateur de notre histoire chretienne catholique, comme sur une source d'inspiration qui rend a nouveau possible, face aux defis et au "nouveaux problemes" poses a l'eglise catholique et a la societe civile du cameroun, "la creativite des commencements".