Date: December 9, 2023
Venue: Online
Theme: The Bible and Political Stability in Africa
Political stability is critical for the development and progress of human society and ecological well-being. Scripture encourages Christians to seek the welfare and peace of any geopolitical jurisdiction that they find themselves at any time because their peace is a subset of the peace of the state/country. In recent times, some African countries have experienced coup d’états, some have argued that it is the result of poor governance and corruption by the political elite while others attribute it to greediness on the part of the military officers who undertook coups. That notwithstanding, it is difficult to find a military government in Africa that has a better governance system which makes the citizens prosperous than civilian governments. Various approaches have been propounded by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) to return these countries to democratic civilian rule. Africans are inevitably religious. This call for paper presentation seeks propositions and responses concerning how to use religious approaches, and effective biblical interpretation to support the work of ECOWAS and AU to curb coups in Africa and promote political and economic prosperity. Areas to explore include but are not limited to the following:
- Politics in the Hebrew Bible
- Kingship and political stability in the Hebrew Bible
- Politics in ancient Israel and other nations
- Politics and leadership in the New Testament
- Religion and politics in Africa
- Security and politics
- Economic well-being and political stability
- The role of security personnel in good governance
- Good governance
- African traditional leadership and politics
- The history of politics in Africa
- Traditional politics and democracy in Africa
Important dates
Submission of about 150 and 200 words abstract October 15, 2023
Notice of acceptance of abstracts October 22, 2023
Submission of full (draft) article November 30, 2023
Presentation at IBSA – West Africa online meeting December 2, 2023
All abstracts, draft papers, and inquiries should be sent to …. Draft full papers should use the Chicago Manual writing style 16th or 17th edition. No endnote, no opcit, no ibid. Draft full papers should be academically written in the context of a theoretical framework of that particular field of research and relevant literature adequately consulted. Kindly note that draft papers that do not strictly observe the rudiments of the writing stipulations will be returned to the authors for corrections before it will be sent for peer review. Papers that critically observe the guidelines will be published in the IBSA West Africa Journal. Submission of draft papers and presentation at the online meeting does not automatically guarantee publication. Acceptance for publication will be based on strict adherence to the guidelines and peer review reports.
Click this link to submit an abstract – https://forms.gle/C3eSG9evpXQEqXo7A
All inquiries should be sent to admin@ibsafrica.org