Evaristus Bassey

Issues in Church and Society in Africa Evaristus Bassey

ABOUT THE BOOK The Church is society's auditor. An auditor's role is not just about pointing at the fault lines but to strengthen systems and processes for sustainability, whatever the enterprise may be. Written from a faith perspective, in a flowing and readable style, this collection of articles, essays, presentations, goes beyond expressing a concern to make society better to showing how every individual could take responsibility in making a better Africa out of a better Nigeria. ABOUT THE AUTHOR The author is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Calabar, born in Oban Town, Nigeria. He has over fifteen years of development experience. He was trained at Ss Peter and Paul Major Seminary, Bodija, Ibadan, where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Religious Studies from the University of Ibadan. He holds a Masters' degree in Literary Studies from the University of Calabar and a Master's in Governance and Development Policy from CERIS, Brussels. He has also acquired a certificate in Human Resources for Health from Harvard, Boston and in Leadership from Notre Dame University, Indiana, apart from numerous workshops he has attended. He has also published a collection of essays, a novel and a collection of short stories.