Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-217).

Called to serve in a world coming to an end: Jeremiah 1:1-19 -- Idolatry and the peril of the nation: Jeremiah 2:4-8 -- Agonizing for a blind people: Jeremiah 4:19-22 -- Poverty and knowledge of God: Jeremiah 5:1-6 -- The anatomy of a dysfunctional community: Jeremiah 9:2-9 -- The secret of true greatness and power: Jeremiah 9:23-24 -- The use and abuse of political power: Jeremiah 22:13-19 -- Weak leadership and the dismantling of Judah: Jeremiah 24:4-7 -- Seek the peace of Babylon: constructive presence in exile: Jeremiah 29:4-9 -- New covenant and new community: Jeremiah 31:31-34.

Dr. Katho offers a study that is both accessible and deeply relevant to the particularities of an African context. In a series of ten selected passages, Dr. Katho demonstrates the many parallels between Jeremiah's Judah and a continent that continues to experience the complex and devastating realities of poverty, injustice, and war.

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