{"product_id":"church-state-t-h-zechariah-manyok-biar-9780645719147","title":"Church, State \u0026 t h e E t h i c a l Imagination: A Phenomenological Study of Christian, Cultural and Constitutional Value Clashes In South Sudan","description":"\u003cp\u003eSouth Sudanese have good laws on papers, but their implementations differ with what the law\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estipulates. One of these good laws is the separation of religion and state. In Church, State and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Ethical Imaginations, Zechariah Manyok Biar explores what lies behind discrepancies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebetween written laws and their implementations in South Sudan. He comes up with a new\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econcept of central value systems to see if it can explain factors that contribute to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einconsistencies in implementations of legal provisions such as separation of religion and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estate. Central value system is a conservation value composed of conformity, security and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author shows that this book is important in the sense that it introduces a concept\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat explains why South Sudanese have good written laws but rarely implement them as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estipulated. The book will also help non-South Sudanese readers understand discrepancies in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimplementations of legal provisions in their respective contexts. It is likely that both\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econservatives and liberals employ conservation values of conformity, security and tradition to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprotect whatever values they cherish. For example, liberals may require conformity from their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emembers to secure or protect the main values in their liberal tradition. Similarly, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econservatives would employ central value systems to shield cherished conservative values. It\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis probable that the conservation value constitutes a central value system for any person or\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egroup of any persuasion or school of thought. It resists penetration from new values trying to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echange cherished values. In South Sudan, central value systems protect the values of power\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand harmony. Theology in the context of South Sudan would thus be a theology of harmony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts base is the Trinitarian God, eschatological in orientation and secular in responsibility. The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoriginality of this study is in demonstrating that conservation values form central values that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edirect how people react to values that they are uncomfortable with, regardless of whether they\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare conservatives or liberals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zechariah Manyok Biar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0645719145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780645719147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Africa World Books Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zechariah Manyok Biar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130933276927,"sku":"9780645719147","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f09ef24f-74b4-4546-bff6-c858a2f256b8.jpg?v=1687472076","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/church-state-t-h-zechariah-manyok-biar-9780645719147","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}