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Carney's scholarship is balanced, very thorough, and updated. Essential for Rwanda and genocide scholars. --CHOICE This book is indispensable for understanding the relationship between church, state, and ethnic discourse in twentieth-century Rwanda. --International Bulletin of Missionary Research Reading Carney's Rwanda Before the Genocide has been both delightful and extremely rewarding. Rarely does one come across such a thorough historical survey, pursued through an engaging theological lens. The historical survey is just excellent, helping to illumine the complex terrain of a crucial time in Rwanda's late colonial history. This is a very much needed study in the face of so many shallow accounts of the history of the Catholic Church in Rwanda. -Emmanuel M. Katongole, author of Mirror to the Church: Resurrecting Faith after Genocide in Rwanda This book is a detailed examination of the historical background to the Rwanda genocide. It is an admirable combination of scrupulous scholarship, balanced judgment, and an unflinching search for truth. Although the tragedy of Rwanda sadly fits into the catalogue of twentieth-century killings, its special character can now be understood when placed in the searching light of policies and actions that preceded it. Among other things, this study shows the failure of the Church to deploy its considerable influence and assets to forestall the coming crisis, largely because of the inability to appreciate the reality of the Church's place in society. It is a depressingly familiar story; this book should make its repetition inexcusable. -Lamin Sanneh, Historian of religion, Yale University I greatly appreciate Carney's research on the recent history of the Catholic Church in Rwanda. It is not easy to write about controversial historical periods. Carney has succeeded in overcoming the dangers of the task by basing his analysis on recent, unused, and primary sources. The result is a well-documente

Reading Carney's Rwanda Before the Genocide has been both delightful and extremely rewarding. Rarely does one come across such a thorough historical survey, pursued through an engaging theological lens. The historical survey is just excellent, helping to illumine the complex terrain of a crucial time in Rwanda's late colonial history. This is a very much needed study in the face of so many shallow accounts of the history of the Catholic Church in Rwanda. -Emmanuel M. Katongole, author of Mirror to the Church: Resurrecting Faith after Genocide in Rwanda This book is a detailed examination of the historical background to the Rwanda genocide. It is an admirable combination of scrupulous scholarship, balanced judgment, and an unflinching search for truth. Although the tragedy of Rwanda sadly fits into the catalogue of twentieth-century killings, its special character can now be understood when placed in the searching light of policies and actions that preceded it. Among other things, this study shows the failure of the Church to deploy its considerable influence and assets to forestall the coming crisis, largely because of the inability to appreciate the reality of the Church's place in society. It is a depressingly familiar story; this book should make its repetition inexcusable. -Lamin Sanneh, Historian of religion, Yale University I greatly appreciate Carney's research on the recent history of the Catholic Church in Rwanda. It is not easy to write about controversial historical periods. Carney has succeeded in overcoming the dangers of the task by basing his analysis on recent, unused, and primary sources. The result is a well-documented book with new insights on a crisis whose impacts are still real. -Paul Rutayisire, Director, Center for Conflict Management, National University of Rwanda

<br> Reading Carney's Rwanda Before the Genocide has been both delightful and extremely rewarding. Rarely does one come across such a thorough historical survey, pursued through an engaging theological lens. The historical survey is just excellent, helping to illumine the complex terrain of a crucial time in Rwanda's late colonial history. This is a very much needed study in the face of so many shallow accounts of the history of the Catholic Church in Rwanda. -Emmanuel M. Katongole, author of Mirror to the Church: Resurrecting Faith after Genocide in Rwanda<p><br> This book is a detailed examination of the historical background to the Rwanda genocide. It is an admirable combination of scrupulous scholarship, balanced judgment, and an unflinching search for truth. Although the tragedy of Rwanda sadly fits into the catalogue of twentieth-century killings, its special character can now be understood when placed in the searching light of policies and actions that preceded it. Among other things, this study shows the failure of the Church to deploy its considerable influence and assets to forestall the coming crisis, largely because of the inability to appreciate the reality of the Church's place in society. It is a depressingly familiar story; this book should make its repetition inexcusable. -Lamin Sanneh, Historian of religion, Yale University <br><p><br> I greatly appreciate Carney's research on the recent history of the Catholic Church in Rwanda. It is not easy to write about controversial historical periods. Carney has succeeded in overcoming the dangers of the task by basing his analysis on recent, unused, and primary sources. The result is a well-documented book with new insights on a crisis whose impacts are still real. -Paul Rutayisire, Director, Center for Conflict Management, National University of Rwanda <br><p><br>

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J.J. Carney is Assistant Professor of Theology at Creighton University. His research and teaching interests engage the theological and historical dimensions of the Catholic experience in modern Africa. He has published articles in African Ecclesial Review, Modern Theology, Journal of Religion in Africa, and Studies in World Christianity.

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