A Quiet Revolution ― Some Social and Religious Perspectives on the Nigerian Crisis

Mali defines the real problem of Nigeria as he sees it after 30 years of living and working in the country as a Catholic priest. He takes a bottom-up approach, looking at the situation as it impacts ordinary men and women on the streets, though big-name players also make appearances. He covers the origins of Nigeria's problems, the real problem of Nigeria, crisis as judgment, the paradox of religion, a quiet revolution, a unifying ideology for Nigeria, a new way of being Nigerian, and saving the next generation. Annotation c2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Joseph F. Mali, a Nigerian Catholic priest, is the Director of Pastoral Care and Mission Effectiveness at Saint Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York. He is also the Catholic Chaplain of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Mali has a diploma in religious studies from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria, a Bachelor of Divinity in theology from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, a Master of Arts in biblical studies from Saint John’s University in Jamaica, New York, and a Doctorate of Philosophy in theology, with specialization in the New Testament, from Fordham University in Bronx, New York. He is the author of The Christian Gospel and Its Jewish Roots: A Redaction-Critical Study of Mark 2:21–22 in Context (2009) and A Time to Break Silence: To the Catholic Bishops of Northern Nigeria (2012).